The Emperor and the Drummer

The Emperor and the Drummer

1h 10m 1998 Fantasy, Family Czech Republic
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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.

Director

Václav Křístek

Writer

Václav Křístek