Germanikus (2004)

Germanikus (2004)

2004-03-26 Germany 86 Min. PG-13
3.4 7 votes

Overview

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 is Germanikus
Germanikus
Rufus Beck is Prefect
Prefect
Anke Engelke is Mrs. Senator
Mrs. Senator
Bernhard Hoëcker is Roman Salesman
Roman Salesman
Hilmi Sözer is Roman Slave Hunter
Roman Slave Hunter
Martin Schneider is Figaro Nino
Figaro Nino
Tom Gerhardt is Almosius
Almosius
Moritz Bleibtreu is Emperor Titus
Emperor Titus