Germanikus
2004, German. Directed by Hanns Christian Müller.
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 ...
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hanns Christian MüllerDirector
- Gerhard PoltGermanikus
- Gisela SchneebergerTusnelda
- Rufus BeckPrefect
- Aïssatou ThiamSaba
- Anke EngelkeMrs. Senator
- Bernhard HoëckerRoman Salesman
- Hilmi SözerRoman Slave Hunter
- Manfred LehmannSejanus
- Martin SchneiderFigaro Nino
- Tom GerhardtAlmosius
- Moritz BleibtreuEmperor Titus
- Andreas HofmannBodo
Details
- Released
- 26 March 2004
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Gerhard Polt, Franco Ferrini, Hans Weth
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Germanikus runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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If you liked Germanikus, try Seriously Single, Into the Night, Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill.
Who directed Germanikus?
Germanikus (2004) was directed by Hanns Christian Müller and stars Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Rufus Beck.