Germanikus

Mar 26, 2004

1h 26m

★ 3.4

Overview

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 ...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

B.A. Produktion

Constantin Film

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Cast

Germanikus

Gerhard Polt

Tusnelda

Gisela Schneeberger

Prefect

Rufus Beck

Saba

Aïssatou Thiam

Mrs. Senator

Anke Engelke

Roman Salesman

Bernhard Hoëcker

Roman Slave Hunter

Hilmi Sözer

Sejanus

Manfred Lehmann

Figaro Nino

Martin Schneider

Almosius

Tom Gerhardt

Emperor Titus

Moritz Bleibtreu

Bodo

Andreas Hofmann

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7.7

Stalag 17

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7.3

Sissi

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6.3

Thermae Romae II

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7.0

Tausche Firma gegen Haushalt

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Change of roles in the house Lackner: The successful architect Bernd Lackner, who is about to go bankrupt, hands over the company of his wife and becomes a houseman. While she succeeds quickly, he causes great chaos at home.

7.0

Die Deutschmeister

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7.6

The Emperor's New Groove

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Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne and his human form with the help of Pacha, a gentle llama herder.

6.3

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6.0

Emperor Chien Lung

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7.2

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4.8

S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago

Dec 15, 1994

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6.0

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5.9

Hail, Caesar!

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6.5

Roller Coaster

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6.8

Asterix in Britain

Dec 3, 1986

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6.2

Asterix Conquers America

Sep 29, 1994

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7.3

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Jun 26, 1976

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

7.2

The Broken Jug

Oct 19, 1937

Today is a fateful day for village judge Adam. Who broke Widow Kull’s jug fleeing head over heels after his nightly visit to her daughter? As the trial unfolds, it becomes clear to everyone that the judge himself is the culprit. Judge Adam twists and turns, invents countless explanations, and piles up the most absurd lies. But he is conducting a trial against himself—one he cannot win.