The Emperor and the Drummer

The Emperor and the Drummer
Císař a tambor

Czech Republic / 1998 / 76 min
Fiction

The Emperor and the Drummer
Císař a tambor

Czech Republic / 1998 / 76 min
Fiction

Director Václav Křístek's fairy tale presenting the story of philanthropic Emperor Maxmilián. He goes out to live among simple folk dressed as an ordinary groom, and meets up with a former drummer who is in love with the daughter of the local knacker. A crafty administrator makes a false accusation and the two friends are threatened with a bit of injustice: they are about to be executed. But this is a fairy tale and, of course, it all comes out right in the end.

Cast / Ondřej Vetchý , Anna Veselá , Lubomír Kostelka , Ján Sedal , Petr Rajchert , Jan Skopeček , Vladimír Čapka , Patricie Padillová    Writer / Václav Křístek    Story / Václav Křístek    DoP / Martin Duba    Editor / Michal Cuc    Sound / Milan Polášek , Ivo Špalj    Music / Jan Hrubý

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