3.9Germanikus · 2004
Germanikus (2004) is a Comedy film directed by Hanns Christian Müller, starring Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Rufus Beck.
Comedy
3.9Overview
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 ...
Cast
Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Rufus Beck, Aïssatou Thiam, Anke Engelke, Bernhard Hoëcker, Hilmi Sözer, Manfred Lehmann
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What is "Germanikus" about?
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 ...
When was "Germanikus" released?
Germanikus was released in 2004.
Who stars in "Germanikus"?
The cast includes Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Rufus Beck, Aïssatou Thiam.
