The Emperor and the Golem
The Emperor and the Golem (, literally "The Emperor′s Baker and Baker′s Emperor") is a two-part Czechoslovak historical fantasy comedy film produced in 1951. The film was shot in color (not common for Czechoslovak films in that period) because of the international release and is set during the reign of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia (1583–1611) and takes place in Late Renaissance (Mannerist) Prague. It is one of the best known films of Jan Werich, who's performing a dual role of Emperor Rudolf and baker Matěj. The movie is still quite popular in Czech society, especially due to catchy songs (albeit with some leftist/communist flavour) and the impressive portrait of the Golem, a mythical anthropomorphic robot-like creature allegedly once made from clay by a local rabbi.
Plot
Aging and eccentric Emperor Rudolf II, who is obsessed with finding the Golem, refuses to hear out ambassadors and falls into destructive fits. Later he welcomes Magister Edward Kelley at Prague Castle and shows him his alchemist laboratory. All the alchemists are either charlatans or fools. Rudolf wants alchemist Scotta to make him an elixir of youth and pressures him into performing a magic ritual at night. While performing the ritual, they accidentally stumble upon the Golem. However the Golem can't be awakened without a little ball called shem.
Cast
- Alois Dvorský
- Anna Pitašová
- Antonín Jirsa
- Antonín Soukup
- Bohumil Bezouška
- Bohuš Hradil
- Bohuš Záhorský
- Eliška Kuchařová
- Emanuel Kovařík
- Eva Jiroušková
- Fanda Mrázek
- Felix le Breux
- František Černý
- František Filipovský
- František Holar
- František Miroslav Doubrava
- Gustav Hrdlička
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- Hynek Němec
- Jan Stanislav Kolár
- Jan Werich
- Jana Werichová
- Jaroslav Vlk
- Jiří Plachý
- Josef Hlinomaz
- Josef Kemr
- Josef Oliak
- Ladislav Rychman
- Lubomír Lipský
- Marie Nademlejnská
- Marie Vášová
- Martin Artur Raus
- Miloš Kopecký
- Miloš Nedbal
- Miroslav Svoboda
- Nataša Gollová
- Ota Motyčka
- Theodor Pištěk
- Václav Švec
- Václav Trégl
- Věra Chytilová
- Viktor Pejsar
- Vladimír Leraus
- Vladimír Řepa
- Vladimír Svitáček
- Zdeněk Štěpánek
More details
| author | Jan Werich Jiří Brdečka Martin Frič |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Prague |
| director | Jiří Krejčík Martin Frič |
| editor | Jan Kohout |
| events | Emperor Rudolf II Golem |
| genre | comedy fantasy historical |
| keywords | act alchemist alcoholic drink angry mob build capture country girl edward kelley fight hide homunculus horrify kill magic ritual obsess prague castle rejuvenation search shem shem hamephorash wait wake up |
| musicBy | Julius Kalaš |
| productionCompany | Ceskoslovenský Státní Film |
| publisher | Rozdelovna Filmu Ceskoslovenského Státního Filmu |
| theme | monster movie |