The Emperor and the Golem (1952)

08 Jan 1955 • Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 50m

Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor, does not have a simple life. And yet he manages to complicate it even more with his frequent outbursts of anger. While he searches for a mythical Golem, an animated clay statue, Matthew the Baker is thrown into the dungeon for selling the special buns for the emperor to people. Matthew is accidentally mistaken for the emperor and takes his place. And when the Golem is finally found, it will complicate things beyond comprehension...

Martin Fric
Director

Jirí Brdecka, Martin Fric, Jan Werich
Writer

Jan Werich, Marie Vásová, Natasa Gollová
Starring

Language: Czech
Awards:
Country: Czechoslovakia
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 01 Apr 2019
Box Office Total:

8.1

IMDb (1463 votes)