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The Emperor and the Golem(Movie, 1952)

Original title: "Císařův pekař – Pekařův císař" (Czech/CS)
2h 24min | Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The Emperor and the GolemRating: 3.4/5 (with 2020 votes)
The Emperor and the Golem (Czech: Císařův pekař a pekařův císař, literally "The Emperor′s Baker and Baker′s Emperor") is a two-part Czechoslovak historical fantasy comedy film produced in 1951. The film was shot in color (not common for Czechoslovak films in that period) because of the international release and is set during the reign of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia (1583–1611) and takes place in Late Renaissance (Mannerist) Prague. It is one of the best known films of Jan Werich, who's performing a dual role of Emperor Rudolf and baker Matěj. The movie is still quite popular in Czech society, especially due to catchy songs (albeit with some leftist/communist flavour) and the impressive portrait of the Golem, a mythical anthropomorphic robot-like creature allegedly once made from clay by a local rabbi. ()
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About The Emperor and the Golem

The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.

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Additional Information

Production country: Czechoslovakia
Plays in: Prague
Original language: Czech (CS)
Spoken languages: Czech (CS)
Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 01/04/1952
Cast: Jan Werich, Jiří Plachý, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Bohuš Záhorský, František Filipovský, Marie Vášová, Nataša Gollová, František Černý, Václav Trégl, Vladimír Leraus, Miloš Nedbal, Bohuš Hradil, Lubomír Lipský, Josef Kemr, Miloš Kopecký, Jan Stanislav Kolár, Theodor Pištěk, Bohumil Bezouška, Felix le Breux, Vladimír Řepa, Fanda Mrázek, Josef Hlinomaz, Alois Dvorský, Eva Jiroušková, Věra Chytilová, Vladimír Svitáček, Ladislav Rychman, Anna Pitašová, Jana Werichová, Marie Nademlejnská, Miroslav Svoboda, František Miroslav Doubrava, Martin Artur Raus, Emanuel Kovařík, František Holar, Ota Motyčka, Josef Oliak, Antonín Soukup, Antonín Jirsa, Hynek Němec, Václav Švec, Eliška Kuchařová
Film Editor: Jan Kohout
Director of Photography: Jan Stallich
Composer: Julius Kalaš
Production Designer: Jan Zázvorka
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The King's Baker and the Baker's King"
"Der Kaiser und sein Bäcker"
"L'imperatore della città d'oro"
"Cesarski piekarz"
"Kejsarens bagare"
"Пекарь императора"
"The Emperor's Baker (Return of the Golem)"
"The Emperor's Baker and the Golem"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:249085, Added: 05/04/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024