Plot Summary
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.
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Director & Crew
Václav Křístek
Director
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The Emperor and the Drummer was directed by Václav Křístek and released in 1998.
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The Emperor and the Drummer has a runtime of 1 hours and 10 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1998-10-29
- Status
- Released