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 ...
Director
Writers
Producers
Studio
B.A. Produktion, Constantin Film
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →G
Gerhard Polt
Germanikus
G
Gisela Schneeberger
Tusnelda
R
Rufus Beck
Prefect
A
Aïssatou Thiam
Saba
A
Anke Engelke
Mrs. Senator
B
Bernhard Hoëcker
Roman Salesman
H
Hilmi Sözer
Roman Slave Hunter
M
Manfred Lehmann
Sejanus
M
Martin Schneider
Figaro Nino
T
Tom Gerhardt
Almosius
M
Moritz Bleibtreu
Emperor Titus
I
Irm Hermann
Germanikus' Mother
N
Nikolaus Paryla
Sigurd
A
Annette Frier
Brunhilda
J
Jessica Kosmalla
Karin
M
Michael Schreiner
Manfred
V
Viktor Giacobbo
Notary
N
Nadia Rinaldi
Matrone
E
Emilio De Marchi
Balsamico
P
Petra Reinhardt
Ambitious Mother
