The Emperor's New Clothes
5.7
The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor citizens to pay for his vanity. An itinerant man and boy come to the capital city and see the injustice, and make friends, but they soon have to flee. They return disguised as Arab tailors, and offer to make the Emperor a new suit of clothes. But only the wise will be able to see it; fools, or those unfit for their public office, will not see anything. The Emperor orders the suit made, and much money is needed to purchase the raw materials. Eventually the suit is ready, and the Emperor and his officials pretend that they can see a wonderful outfit; will anyone prick the bubble of the illusion?
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Cast
12 people
Harald Juhnke
Emperor
Known for
Schtonk!
Andréa Ferréol
Duchess
Known for
The Last Metro
La Grande Bouffe
Jan Kalous
Tobias
Also in
Rudá Divuše
The Squirrel and the Magic Shell
Carsten Voigt
Lorenzo
Known for
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Tereza Pokorná-Herzová
Maria
Also in
Gagman
Amadeus
Andrej Hryc
Major
Also in
The Slavs
Frankenstein's Aunt
Juraj Herz
Plafond
Known for
The Flat
Miloš Nesvadba
Master of Ceremonies
Also in
Zítra se bude tančit všude
Dobrodružství slípky Pipky
Radek Kuchař
Head Page
Known for
The Last Train
Michala Urbanová
Urchin
No other roles listed
Michal Maťátko
Urchin
Also in
Die dumme Augustine
Annelie Jenny
Juraj Herz Director · Bernd Fiedler Screenplay Hans Christian Andersen Author
Director
Juraj Herz
Screenplay
Bernd Fiedler
Author
Hans Christian Andersen
Composer
Petr Hapka
Cinematographer
Rudolf Blaháček
Editor
Gisela Haller
Editor
Joachim G. Staab
Editor
Marion Monheim
Production designer
Tomáš Moravec
Production designer
Petr Fořt
Costume designer
Josef Jelínek
Costume designer
Mária Šuleková
First release February 23, 1994 · Produced in Czechia, Germany · Production MiroFilm, ZDF
Production
Omnia Film München
Production
MiroFilm
Production
ZDF
Production
Czechia · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Císařovy nové šaty
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · February 23, 1994
Physical · VHS
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 3, 1994 · Theatrical
December 26, 1995 · TV · ZDF
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