The Emperor and the Drummer (1998)

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.

Cast (26)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ondřej Vetchý

Emperor Maxmilián

Petr Rajchert

Tambor

Anna Veselá

Ančička

Ján Sedal

Knacker

Vladimír Čapka

Steward

Jan Skopeček

Leopold

Lubomír Kostelka

Count

P

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

N

Nikos Engonidis

Bandit

Ivan Feller

Bandit

Vladislav Georgiev

Bandit

Josef Novák-Wajda

Bandit / Knacker (voice)

Jiří Sedláček

Bandit

Jan Hrubý

Musician

R

Rudolf Hálek

Musician

J

Jan Kolář

Musician

M

Martin Čech

Musician

Eva Horká

Empress (voice)

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