Germanikus

3.4
20041h 26m

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 ...

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Photo of Gerhard Polt

Gerhard Polt

Germanikus

Photo of Rufus Beck

Rufus Beck

Prefect

Photo of Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke

Mrs. Senator

Photo of Bernhard Hoëcker

Bernhard Hoëcker

Roman Salesman

Photo of Hilmi Sözer

Hilmi Sözer

Roman Slave Hunter

Photo of Martin Schneider

Martin Schneider

Figaro Nino

Photo of Tom Gerhardt

Tom Gerhardt

Almosius

Photo of Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Emperor Titus

Photo of Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Germanikus' Mother

Photo of Annette Frier

Annette Frier

Brunhilda

Photo of Petra Reinhardt

Petra Reinhardt

Ambitious Mother

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