The Emperor and the Drummer
1998
70 minutes
Overview
A fairy tale based on motifs taken from Josephine tales. Like Josef II, the fictitious emperor Maxmilián often disappears from the castle in disguise in order to find out how his vassals live. On one of these 'trips' he meets a drummer returning home from his stint in the army. They live through various adventures together, meeting bandits as well as human foolishness and perfidiousness which almost leads them to the scaffold.
Top Cast
Ondřej Vetchý
Emperor Maxmilián
Petr Rajchert
Tambor
Anna Veselá
Ančička
Ján Sedal
Knacker
Vladimír Čapka
Steward
Jan Skopeček
Leopold
Lubomír Kostelka
Count
Patricie Padillová
Empress
Veronika Forejtová
Chambermaid
Norbert Lichý
Bandit Leader
František Řehák
Innkeeper
Arnošt Goldflam
Turkish Ambassador
Jan Vondráček
Interpreter
Cyril Drozda
Handsome Stableboy
Vladimír Polák
Guard Captain
Miloslav Čížek
Bandit
Nikos Engonidis
Bandit
Ivan Feller
Bandit
Vladislav Georgiev
Bandit
Josef Novák-Wajda
Bandit / Knacker (voice)
Jiří Sedláček
Bandit
Jan Hrubý
Musician
Rudolf Hálek
Musician
Jan Kolář
Musician
Martin Čech
Musician
Eva Horká
Empress (voice)