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Germanikus (2004)

2004-03-26 · 1h 26m · DE
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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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Hanns Christian MüllerDirector

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Gerhard PoltGerhard PoltGermanikusGisela SchneebergerGisela SchneebergerTusneldaRufus BeckRufus BeckPrefectThiam AïssatouThiam AïssatouSabaAnke EngelkeAnke EngelkeMrs. SenatorBernhard HoëckerBernhard HoëckerRoman SalesmanHilmi SözerHilmi SözerRoman Slave HunterManfred LehmannManfred LehmannSejanusMartin SchneiderMartin SchneiderFigaro NinoTom GerhardtTom GerhardtAlmosiusMoritz BleibtreuMoritz BleibtreuEmperor TitusAndreas HofmannAndreas HofmannBodo

Keywords

Ancient worldEmperorRoman empireGladiatorAncient rome

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityAncient World · Emperor · Roman EmpireDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference1118902Actor preference72325 · 343183 · 322895

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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 ...

How long is Germanikus?

Germanikus has a runtime of 86 minutes.