Directed by:
Martin FričCinematography:
Jan StallichCast:
Jan Werich, Marie Vášová, Nataša Gollová, Bohuš Záhorský, Jiří Plachý st., Zdeněk Štěpánek, František Filipovský, František Černý, Václav Trégl (more)Plots(1)
Emperor Rudolf II is more interested in art, beautiful women, and alchemy than in ruling. Most of all, he wants to get the elixir of youth and find the legendary Golem. As he focuses on his hobbies, the supreme courtiers, led by chamberlain Lang, join Rudolph's brother Matyas, who seeks the throne. Due to a mistaken identity, the baker Matěj Kotrba becomes the ruler; he looks very similar to the emperor, just twenty-five years younger. He will deal with the prominent courtiers, issue useful orders, and use the Golem to benefit everyone. (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Jan Werich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268969_fbfcd9.jpg)
Jan Werich
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
![Marie Vášová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268513_643d3e.jpg)
Marie Vášová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Conscience (1948)
![Nataša Gollová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268333_15f807.jpg)
Nataša Gollová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Bohuš Záhorský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270439_31ce5a.jpg)
Bohuš Záhorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Jiří Plachý st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271370_584b39.jpg)
Jiří Plachý st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Krakatit (1948)
Distant Journey (1948)
![Zdeněk Štěpánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268704_3875a5.jpg)
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Malér (1965) (TV movie)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![František Filipovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268130_966c13.jpg)
František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![František Černý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268681_ed305b.jpg)
František Černý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Václav Trégl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268144_b1f8f7.jpg)
Václav Trégl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
![Vladimír Leraus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274547_aba9a6.jpg)
Vladimír Leraus
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Alena (1947)
![Miloš Nedbal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785501_2ea908.jpg)
Miloš Nedbal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
![Bohuš Hradil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274311_459844.jpg)
Bohuš Hradil
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![František Holar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274258_b144e3.jpg)
František Holar
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
![Vladimír Řepa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/007/166007313_104165.jpg)
Vladimír Řepa
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Nebe a dudy (1941)
![Lubomír Lipský st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268173_7324a0.jpg)
Lubomír Lipský st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
![Theodor Pištěk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268860_1dc947.jpg)
Theodor Pištěk
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Station Master (1941)
![Bohumil Bezouška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275229_9931a8.jpg)
Bohumil Bezouška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
V zámku a podzámčí (1981) (TV movie)
![Felix le Breux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274469_18732a.jpg)
Felix le Breux
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
![Josef Kemr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268134_4ed6c4.jpg)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Fanda Mrázek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274338_a76797.jpg)
Fanda Mrázek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies: