The Emperor and the Drummer

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

1998

Production year

1996

Premiere

29 October 1998

Runtime

76 min

Category

film

Genre

fairytale

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Císař a tambor

Czech title

Císař a tambor

English title

The Emperor and the Drummer

Summary

A film fairytale based on the legend of Emperor Joseph II which tells th story of the ruler who leaves his castle in disguise in order to see how his subjects live. On one of his “outings” he meets the imperial drummer returning from the army with whom he experiences a number of adventures.

Cast

Vladimír Čapka

vrchní správce

Patricie Padillová

Voice by Eva Horká
císařovna

Norbert Lichý

náčelník loupežníků

Arnošt Goldflam

turecký vyslanec

Jan Vondráček

tlumočník

Miloš Černoušek

nádherný pacholek

Vladimír Polák

vrchní strážný

Nikos Engonidis

loupežník

Ivan Feller

loupežník

Jan Hrubý

muzikant

Jan Kolář

muzikant

Martin Čech

muzikant

pes Bingo

pes Kopretina

členové 17. motorizovaného oddílu Třebíč

obyvatelé Náměště nad Oslavou

obyvatelé Bruntálu

obyvatelé Rožnova pod Radhoštěm

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Gabriela Schüllerová

Assistant Director

Jana Jiříčková

Dramaturg

Alena Miková

Director of Photography

Martin Duba

Second Unit Photography

Pavel Brynych, Ladislav Sedláček

Camera Operator

Jakub Fabian

Production Designer

Oldřich Oliva

Costume Designer

Sylva Hanáková

Film Editor

Michal Cuc

Sound Designer

Milan Polášek, Ivo Špalj (mix zvuku)

Production Manager

Marta Prachařová

Unit Production Manager

Jája Vajdáková

Cooperation

Viktor Čahoj (práce se zvířaty), Václav Tomšovský (práce se zvířaty)

Music

Music Composed by

Jan Hrubý

Locations

Cornštejn, Bruntál, Náměšť nad Oslavou, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

Production info

Original Title

Císař a tambor

Czech Title

Císař a tambor

English Title

The Emperor and the Drummer

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

fairytale

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

1998

Production Year

1996

Premiere

premiere 29 October 1998 /suitable for all ages/ (kino Vesmír, Ostrava)

Distribution slogan

no caption

Production

ČESKÁ TELEVIZE, Televizní studio Ostrava (ČESKÁ TELEVIZE), TS Marči Arichtevy a Marty Prachařové (Televizní studio Ostrava)

Copyright Holders

ČESKÁ TELEVIZE

Export

Telexport

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

76 min

Original length in metres

2 100 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech