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title: 'The Emperor and the Golem (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Frič'
released: '1952-04-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-emperor-and-the-golem-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043411/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Emperor and the Golem (1952)

1952 · 108 min · Comedy, History · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Císařův pekař – Pekařův císař

## Synopsis

The Emperor and the Golem is a two-part Czechoslovak historical fantasy comedy film produced in 1951. The film was shot in color 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 performed the dual roles of Emperor Rudolf and baker Matěj. The movie is still quite popular in Czech society due to its catchy songs and its impressive portrait of the Golem, a mythical anthropomorphic robot-like creature allegedly made from clay by the renowned Rabbi Loew.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Frič](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-fric), [Jiří Krejčík](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-krejcik)
- **Screenplay:** [Martin Frič](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-fric), [Jan Werich](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-werich), [George Voskovec](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-voskovec), [Jiří Brdečka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-brdecka)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Julius Kalaš](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-kalas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jan Stallich](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-stallich)
- **Editor:** [Jan Kohout](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-kohout)

## Cast

- [Josef Hlinomaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-hlinomaz)
- [Ladislav Rychman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ladislav-rychman)
- [Miloš Nedbal](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-nedbal)
- [Václav Švec](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-svec)
- [Theodor Pištěk](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-pistek)
- [Bohuš Záhorský](https://cinepixo.com/people/bohus-zahorsky) as Philipp Lang
- [Zdeněk Štěpánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-stepanek) as Hermann Christof von Russwurm
- [Viktor Pejsar](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-pejsar)
- [Emanuel Kovařík](https://cinepixo.com/people/emanuel-kovarik)
- [Jana Werichová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-werichova)
- [Anna Pitašová](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-pitasova)
- [Ota Motyčka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ota-motycka)
- [Fanda Mrázek](https://cinepixo.com/people/fanda-mrazek)
- [Vladimír Leraus](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-leraus)
- [Věra Chytilová](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-chytilova)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-emperor-and-the-golem-1952
Film facts: Wikidata (Q5202683); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.