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
Germanikus
Gisela Schneeberger
Tusnelda
Rufus Beck
Prefect
Aïssatou Thiam
Saba
Anke Engelke
Mrs. Senator
Bernhard Hoëcker
Roman Salesman
Hilmi Sözer
Roman Slave Hunter
Manfred Lehmann
Sejanus
Martin Schneider
Figaro Nino
Tom Gerhardt
Almosius
Moritz Bleibtreu
Emperor Titus
Andreas Hofmann
Bodo
Irm Hermann
Germanikus' Mother
Nikolaus Paryla
Sigurd
Annette Frier
Brunhilda
Claudia Wipplinger
Algunda
Jessica Kosmalla
Karin
Michael Schreiner
Manfred
Viktor Giacobbo
Notary
Nadia Rinaldi
Matrone
Alvaro Solar
Quintus Turbo
Simone Luzi
Vizio
Emilio De Marchi
Balsamico
Petra Reinhardt
Ambitious Mother
Krassimir Ivanov
Ramses
Daniele Ferretti
Phoenix
Franco Bertipaglia
Polyphem
Ettore Riccobono
Driver
Matteo Bilello
Musculus
Rick Boyd
Sklaven-Brenner
Roberto Cardone
Nomenclator
Roberto D'Alessandro
Greek Philosopher
Gianluca Del Mastro
Sycophant
Maria Cristina Maccà
Woman at Snack Bar
Daniele Natali
Presentator
Pietro Torrisi
Thraker
Danilo Maria Valli
Majordomus
Giancarlo Viola
Domitius Bulbo
Taiyo Yamanouchi
Asian
Manuel Celani
Child at Snack Bar
Daniele Coletta
Hairdresser's Child
Raffaello Converso
Lyre Player
Francesco Cutrona
Child Gladiator
Dylan D'Angelo
Damian
Vinicio Recchi
Mathematician
Vincenzo Suma
Guardsman
Antonio Spinnato
Servant
Crew
Hanns Christian Müller
Director, Screenplay, Music
Hans Weth
Screenplay, Producer
Franco Ferrini
Screenplay
Gerhard Polt
Screenplay
Gerd Berner
Editor
Ueli Christen
Editor
Felix Berger
Assistant Editor
Cornelia Berger
Assistant Editor
Fred Schuler
Director of Photography
Bianca Pieroth
Color Timer
Oliver Zenglein
First Assistant Director
Enrico Rosati
Third Assistant Director
Donatella Marucci
Production Coordinator
Paola Rossi
Production Coordinator
Maurizio Pastrovich
Line Producer
Giulio Steve
Line Producer, Production Manager
Eleonora Ponzoni
Production Design
Tonino Zera
Production Design
Harald Ortenburger
Camera Operator
Massimiliano Cuzzupoli
Assistant Camera
Francesco Di Giacomo
Assistant Camera
Krassimir Ivanov
Casting Assistant
Shaila Rubin
Casting
Petra Polosek
Assistant Costume Designer
Anja Richter
Assistant Costume Designer
Susanna Montecolli
Assistant Costume Designer
Nicole Panagl
Wardrobe Master
Monika Hinz
Costume Design
Ulrike Woiwode
Key Hair Stylist
Mechthild Schmitt
Key Makeup Artist
Viviana Ramassotto
Makeup Artist
Davide Trani
Makeup Artist
Pietro Tenoglio
Makeup Artist
Christof Ebhardt
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Hinreiner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tschangis Chahrokh
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Max Rammler-Rogall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gunnar Voigt
Sound Mixer
Natascha Baermann
Foley Editor
Pit Kuhlmann
Foley Editor
Philipp Sellier
Foley Recordist
Micki Joanni
ADR Editor
Anja-Corinne Welter
ADR Editor
Bernhard Vogl
ADR Recordist
Goffredo Unger
Special Effects Supervisor
Fabio Unger
Special Effects
Renate Seefeldt
Production Accountant
Jörg Elsner
Dialogue Editor
Maria Teresa Padula
Painter
Paolo Dore
Set Designer
My-Chi Phu Tho
Script Supervisor
Marco Sticchi
Electrician
Simona Pala
Production Driver
Stefano Plakolmer
Production Driver
Dini Casali
Production Driver
Vincenzo Aprea
Production Driver
Andrea Mariani
Production Driver
David Zamperla
Stunts
Barbara Di Monte
Property Master
Ezio Di Monte
Property Master
Carlo Avvisato
Property Master
Alessandra Sangermano
Clapper Loader
Sabine Utz
Continuity
Daniele Voccia
Assistant Production Design
Patrizio Marra
Grip
Francesco Zaccaria
Gaffer
Andreas Schumann
Production Manager
Tobias Alexander Seiffert
Assistant Production Manager
Stefano Sciarra
Unit Manager
Patrick Wosien
Unit Manager
Stefano Canzio
Unit Manager
Luciana Giorgi
Tailor
Armando Vici
Leadman
