I Served the King of England

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

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115 min

Cast

Ivan Barnev

as Jan Dítě

Oldřich Kaiser

as Old Jan Dítě

Julia Jentsch

as Líza

Marián Labuda

as Walden

Milan Lasica

as Professor

Zuzana Fialová

as Marcela

Martin Huba

as Maître Skřivánek

Josef Abrhám

as Hotel Manager Brandejs

Jiří Lábus

as Prague Golden City Hotel Manager

Rudolf Hrušínský

as Hotel Manager Tichota

Pavel Nový

as General

Jaromír Dulava

as Waiter Karel

Petra Hřebíčková

as Jaruška

Eva Kalcovská

as Vanda

Šárka Petruželová

as Jůlinka

Tonya Graves

as Emperor of Abyssinia

Jan Klusák

as Millionaire #1

Petr Brukner

as Millionaire #2

Jiří Žák

as Millionaire #3

Tomáš Sechser

as Millionaire #4

Jaroslav Tomsa

as Millionaire #5

Pavel Vondruška

as Millionaire #6

István Szabó

as Millionaire #7

Petr Čtvrtníček

as Bourgeois #1

Ladislav Županič

as Bourgeois #2

Petr Herrmann

as Bourgeois #3

Václav Knop

as Bourgeois #4

Rudolf Jelínek

as Bourgeois #5

Oldřich Vlach

as Brukner

František Řehák

as Bieler

Václav Chalupa

as Hrdlička

Jiří Knot

as Weinfurter

Vlastimil Brabec

as Wimmer

Viktor Tauš

as Weigel

Naďa Konvalinková

as Nurse

Emília Vášáryová

as Mrs. Rajská

Zdeněk Maryška

as German Customer

Zdeněk Žák

as Militiaman #1

Martin Zahálka

as Militiaman #2

Marie Málková

as Hotel Tichota Girl #1

Dominika Hrzánová

as Hotel Tichota Girl #2

Svatava Hanzl Milková

as Hotel Tichota Girl #3

Lucie Štěpánková

as Hotel Tichota Girl #4

Anna Tušková

as Hotel Tichota Girl #5

Paulína Janebová

as Hotel Tichota Girl #6

Zuzana Krystynová

as Hotel Tichota Girl #7

Zdeňka Valenová

as Hotel Tichota Girl #8

Vladimír Kulhavý

as German Doctor

Stephan Nobbe

as German Mayor

Kristýna Boková

as Manager #1

Jana Vránová

as Manager #2

Thomas Zielinski

as Sanatorium Doctor

Nikolaj Penev

as Busboy Ferda

Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage)

Marta Ondráčková

Director

Jiří Menzel