Císaruv pekar - Pekaruv císar

1952
2h 24m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Satire Comedy Fantasy

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Jirí Krejcík was originally supposed to direct the film. But after few days of shooting and his constant fights with leading actor Jan Werich, he was replaced by Martin Fric.

Goofs
In the very first scene with Emperor Rudolf II, the Emperor just woke up with a toothache so he smashes a vase in anger. Moments later, after he is told that Golem was still not found, he smashes another one. But before the second vase hits the ground, you can see the floor where broken pieces of the first vase should still be present. The floor is completely clean.

Quotes
Rudolf II: [after listening to Alchemist explaining his experiments with making gold from plums in gibberish] We don't understand him but we believe him.

Connections
Edited into Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (2012)

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Featured review

8/10

The Baker's Emperor

Western audiences not familiar with the individual nature of the counties of Eastern Europe are probably unaware that each country has a very distinct character: Czech cinema, for example, has an understated whimsy quite unlike its neighbours.

While the prospect of a lavish version in colour of the old Czech legend of the Golem made in the town where it originated is promising, the Golem itself - although in close up it certainly emits a fearsome red glow - sadly takes a back seat to the veteran comedian Jan Werich and is absent for much of the film's considerable length until finally (SLIGHT SPOILER COMING:) brought on for the finale.