The Emperor and the Golem
Rating
Release Date
1/4/1952Runtime
144 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
CzechBudget
-Revenue
-Homepage
-
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A baroque carnival of court intrigue and magical mishap, where a drunk emperor's doppelgänger accidentally becomes a better ruler. The film gleefully toys with themes of legitimacy and competence in a surreal, fantasy setting where nothing, not identity, not magic, not power itself, is quite what it seems.
Mood
Themes
Tone
Pacing
Look
Structure
Jan Werich
Emperor Rudolf II / Matheus Kotrba, The Baker
Nataša Gollová
Katerina aka Sirael
Jiří Plachý
Edward Kelley
František Černý
Hieroným Alessandro Scotta, alchemist
Marie Vášová
Countess Katharina Strada
Bohuš Záhorský
Lang
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Marshal Russworm
František Filipovský
Court Astrologer
Václav Trégl
The Emperor's Servant
Vladimír Leraus
Hungarian Delegate
Miloš Nedbal
Court Physician
Bohuš Hradil
Tycho de Brahe
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to review The Emperor and the Golem.
Recommendations
Ranked by what each one shares with this film, with the reason on every card.
Shares cast
Feels similar
Shares cast · A similar mood
Same director
Feels similar
A similar mood
Feels similar
A similar mood
A similar mood
Shares crew
A similar mood
Shares cast
Feels similar
Shares crew
Feels similar
Feels similar
Shares cast
Feels similar
Shares cast
Feels similar