Germanikus (2004)
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:
Hanns Christian Müller
Writers:
Gerhard Polt, Franco Ferrini, Hans Weth, Hanns Christian Müller.
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Gerhard Polt as Germanikus |
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Gisela Schneeberger as Tusnelda |
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Rufus Beck as Prefect |
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Aïssatou Thiam as Saba |
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Anke Engelke as Mrs. Senator |
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Bernhard Hoëcker as Roman Salesman |
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Hilmi Sözer as Roman Slave Hunter |
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Manfred Lehmann as Sejanus |
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Martin Schneider as Figaro Nino |
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Tom Gerhardt as Almosius |
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Moritz Bleibtreu as Emperor Titus |
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Andreas Hofmann as Bodo |
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Irm Hermann as Germanikus' Mother |
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Nikolaus Paryla as Sigurd |
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Annette Frier as Brunhilda |
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Claudia Wipplinger as Algunda |
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Jessica Kosmalla as Karin |
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Michael Schreiner as Manfred |
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Viktor Giacobbo as Notary |
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Nadia Rinaldi as Matrone |
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Alvaro Solar as Quintus Turbo |
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Simone Luzi as Vizio |
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Emilio De Marchi as Balsamico |
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Petra Reinhardt as Ambitious Mother |
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Krassimir Ivanov as Ramses |
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Daniele Ferretti as Phoenix |
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Franco Bertipaglia as Polyphem |
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Ettore Riccobono as Driver |
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Matteo Bilello as Musculus |
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Rick Boyd as Sklaven-Brenner |
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Roberto Cardone as Nomenclator |
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Roberto D'Alessandro as Greek Philosopher |
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Gianluca Del Mastro as Sycophant |
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Maria Cristina Maccà as Woman at Snack Bar |
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Daniele Natali as Presentator |
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Pietro Torrisi as Thraker |
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Danilo Maria Valli as Majordomus |
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Giancarlo Viola as Domitius Bulbo |
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Taiyo Yamanouchi as Asian |
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Manuel Celani as Child at Snack Bar |
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Daniele Coletta as Hairdresser's Child |
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Raffaello Converso as Lyre Player |
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Francesco Cutrona as Child Gladiator |
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Dylan D'Angelo as Damian |
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Vinicio Recchi as Mathematician |
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Vincenzo Suma as Guardsman |
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Antonio Spinnato as Servant |
| Directing | Hanns Christian Müller | Director |
| Writing | Gerhard Polt | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franco Ferrini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hans Weth | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hanns Christian Müller | Screenplay |
| Production | Maurizio Pastrovich | Line Producer |
| Production | Hans Weth | Producer |
| Sound | Hanns Christian Müller | Music |
| Camera | Fred Schuler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gerd Berner | Editor |
| Editing | Ueli Christen | Editor |
| Production | Giulio Steve | Line Producer |
| Production | Shaila Rubin | Casting |
| Art | Eleonora Ponzoni | Production Design |
| Art | Daniele Voccia | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Tonino Zera | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Hinz | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Viviana Ramassotto | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mechthild Schmitt | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pietro Tenoglio | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Davide Trani | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ulrike Woiwode | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Stefano Sciarra | Unit Manager |
| Production | Tobias Alexander Seiffert | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Giulio Steve | Production Manager |
| Production | Patrick Wosien | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Enrico Rosati | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Oliver Zenglein | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Carlo Avvisato | Property Master |
| Art | Barbara Di Monte | Property Master |
| Art | Ezio Di Monte | Property Master |
| Art | Paolo Dore | Set Designer |
| Art | Maria Teresa Padula | Painter |
| Art | Armando Vici | Leadman |
| Sound | Natascha Baermann | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Tschangis Chahrokh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Christof Ebhardt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jörg Elsner | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Hinreiner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Micki Joanni | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Pit Kuhlmann | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Max Rammler-Rogall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Philipp Sellier | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Bernhard Vogl | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Gunnar Voigt | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Anja-Corinne Welter | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Fabio Unger | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Goffredo Unger | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | David Zamperla | Stunts |
| Camera | Massimiliano Cuzzupoli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Francesco Di Giacomo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Patrizio Marra | Grip |
| Camera | Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alessandra Sangermano | Clapper Loader |
| Lighting | Marco Sticchi | Electrician |
| Lighting | Francesco Zaccaria | Gaffer |
| Production | Krassimir Ivanov | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Giorgi | Tailor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanna Montecolli | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Panagl | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Petra Polosek | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anja Richter | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Bianca Pieroth | Color Timer |
| Editing | Cornelia Berger | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Felix Berger | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | My-Chi Phu Tho | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Sabine Utz | Continuity |
| Production | Simona Pala | Production Driver |
| Production | Vincenzo Aprea | Production Driver |
| Production | Dini Casali | Production Driver |
| Production | Andrea Mariani | Production Driver |
| Production | Stefano Plakolmer | Production Driver |
| Production | Donatella Marucci | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Paola Rossi | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Andreas Schumann | Production Manager |
| Production | Renate Seefeldt | Production Accountant |
| Production | Stefano Canzio | Unit Manager |