

144 minutes
1/4/1952
The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.

Jan Werich
as Emperor Rudolf II / Matheus Kotrba, The Baker

Nataša Gollová
as Katerina aka Sirael

Jiří Plachý
as Edward Kelley

František Černý
as Hieroným Alessandro Scotta, alchemist

Marie Vášová
as Countess Katharina Strada

Bohuš Záhorský
as Lang

Zdeněk Štěpánek
as Marshal Russworm

František Filipovský
as Court Astrologer

Václav Trégl
as The Emperor's Servant

Vladimír Leraus
as Hungarian Delegate

Miloš Nedbal
as Court Physician

Bohuš Hradil
as Tycho de Brahe
František Holar
as Captain of the Guard
Vladimír Řepa

Lubomír Lipský
as An Alchemist

Theodor Pištěk

Bohumil Bezouška
as Artist Hans von Aachen

Felix le Breux

Josef Kemr
as The Atom-Splitting Alchemist

Fanda Mrázek

Ota Motyčka
Miroslav Svoboda
as Master of Ceremonies

Jan S. Kolár
as An Alchemist

Eliška Kuchařová
as The Gardener

Josef Hlinomaz

Alois Dvorský
as Man Outside Bakery

Jana Werichová
Gustav Hrdlička
as First Barber
František Miroslav Doubrava
as Second Barber

Marie Nademlejnská
as Woman Outside Bakery

Magda Kopřivová
Jaroslav Vlk

Miloš Kopecký
as An Alchemist
Jindřich Doležal
Josef Oliak
Eva Jiroušková
Vladimír Svitáček
as Fire Juggler

Ladislav Rychman
as Man at Desk
Antonín Soukup
as A Baker
Václav Švec
as Servant
Antonín Jirsa
as Doctor's Aide
Martin Raus
as Servant With Vase
Emanuel Kovařík
as Court Chamberlain
Hynek Němec
Anna Pitašová
as Second Handmaiden

Věra Chytilová
as First Handmaiden
Jana Svobodová
Dagmar Moulíková
Ida Zázvorková
Věra Waldhansová
Viktor Pejsar