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The work-shy, lazy Germanicus is taken to Rome by slave traders and sold straight to the nouveau riche Roman Tusnelda. He manages to escape, but only to end up in the next misery as a taster at the imperial court. When the emperor dies, he is arrested as an emperor's assassin and is to be thrown to the tigers in the arena.With the help of the black slave Saba, he manages to win the deadly fight and is proclaimed - against his will - the new emperor of the Roman Empire.His pragmatic ideas as a statesman explain why the Roman Empire ended so abruptly. At the side of Saba, who is elevated to empress, he returns to his home village of Sumpfing, where he now promises himself completely new perspectives ...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

3.4/10

Release Date

26 March 2004

Country

Germany

Cast

Gerhard Polt

Gerhard Polt

Germanikus

Gisela Schneeberger

Gisela Schneeberger

Tusnelda

Rufus Beck

Rufus Beck

Prefect

Aïssatou Thiam

Aïssatou Thiam

Saba

Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke

Mrs. Senator

Bernhard Hoëcker

Bernhard Hoëcker

Roman Salesman

Hilmi Sözer

Hilmi Sözer

Roman Slave Hunter

Manfred Lehmann

Manfred Lehmann

Sejanus

Martin Schneider

Martin Schneider

Figaro Nino

Tom Gerhardt

Tom Gerhardt

Almosius

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Emperor Titus

Andreas Hofmann

Andreas Hofmann

Bodo

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Germanikus' Mother

Nikolaus Paryla

Nikolaus Paryla

Sigurd

Annette Frier

Annette Frier

Brunhilda

Claudia Wipplinger

Claudia Wipplinger

Algunda

Jessica Kosmalla

Jessica Kosmalla

Karin

Michael Schreiner

Michael Schreiner

Manfred

Viktor Giacobbo

Viktor Giacobbo

Notary

Nadia Rinaldi

Nadia Rinaldi

Matrone

Alvaro Solar

Alvaro Solar

Quintus Turbo

Simone Luzi

Simone Luzi

Vizio

Emilio De Marchi

Emilio De Marchi

Balsamico

Petra Reinhardt

Petra Reinhardt

Ambitious Mother

Krassimir Ivanov

Krassimir Ivanov

Ramses

Daniele Ferretti

Daniele Ferretti

Phoenix

Franco Bertipaglia

Franco Bertipaglia

Polyphem

Ettore Riccobono

Ettore Riccobono

Driver

Matteo Bilello

Matteo Bilello

Musculus

Rick Boyd

Rick Boyd

Sklaven-Brenner

Roberto Cardone

Roberto Cardone

Nomenclator

Roberto D'Alessandro

Roberto D'Alessandro

Greek Philosopher

Gianluca Del Mastro

Gianluca Del Mastro

Sycophant

Maria Cristina Maccà

Maria Cristina Maccà

Woman at Snack Bar

Daniele Natali

Daniele Natali

Presentator

Pietro Torrisi

Pietro Torrisi

Thraker

Danilo Maria Valli

Danilo Maria Valli

Majordomus

Giancarlo Viola

Giancarlo Viola

Domitius Bulbo

Taiyo Yamanouchi

Taiyo Yamanouchi

Asian

Manuel Celani

Manuel Celani

Child at Snack Bar

Daniele Coletta

Daniele Coletta

Hairdresser's Child

Raffaello Converso

Raffaello Converso

Lyre Player

Francesco Cutrona

Francesco Cutrona

Child Gladiator

Dylan D'Angelo

Dylan D'Angelo

Damian

Vinicio Recchi

Vinicio Recchi

Mathematician

Vincenzo Suma

Vincenzo Suma

Guardsman

Antonio Spinnato

Antonio Spinnato

Servant

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