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.

6.9

144 min

Cast

Jan Werich

as Emperor Rudolf II / Matheus Kotrba, The Baker

Nataša Gollová

as Katerina aka Sirael

Jiří Plachý

as Edward Kelley

František Černý

as Hieroným Alessandro Scotta, alchemist

Marie Vášová

as Countess Katharina Strada

Bohuš Záhorský

as Lang

Zdeněk Štěpánek

as Marshal Russworm

František Filipovský

as Court Astrologer

Václav Trégl

as The Emperor's Servant

Vladimír Leraus

as Hungarian Delegate

Miloš Nedbal

as Court Physician

Bohuš Hradil

as Tycho de Brahe

František Holar

as Captain of the Guard

Vladimír Řepa

Lubomír Lipský

as An Alchemist

Theodor Pištěk

Bohumil Bezouška

as Artist Hans von Aachen

Felix le Breux

Josef Kemr

as The Atom-Splitting Alchemist

Fanda Mrázek

Ota Motyčka

Miroslav Svoboda

as Master of Ceremonies

Jan S. Kolár

as An Alchemist

Eliška Kuchařová

as The Gardener

Josef Hlinomaz

Alois Dvorský

as Man Outside Bakery

Jana Werichová

Gustav Hrdlička

as First Barber

František Miroslav Doubrava

as Second Barber

Marie Nademlejnská

as Woman Outside Bakery

Magda Kopřivová

Jaroslav Vlk

Miloš Kopecký

as An Alchemist

Jindřich Doležal

Josef Oliak

Eva Jiroušková

Vladimír Svitáček

as Fire Juggler

Ladislav Rychman

as Man at Desk

Antonín Soukup

as A Baker

Václav Švec

as Servant

Antonín Jirsa

as Doctor's Aide

Martin Raus

as Servant With Vase

Emanuel Kovařík

as Court Chamberlain

Hynek Němec

Anna Pitašová

as Second Handmaiden

Věra Chytilová

as First Handmaiden

Jana Svobodová

Dagmar Moulíková

Ida Zázvorková

Věra Waldhansová

Viktor Pejsar

Director

Martin Frič