

Germanikus (2004)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
2004-03-26
Germany
86 Min.
PG-13
Comedy
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
Germanikus
Tusnelda
Prefect
Saba
Mrs. Senator
Roman Salesman
Roman Slave Hunter
Sejanus
Figaro Nino
Almosius
Emperor Titus
Bodo
Germanikus' Mother
Sigurd
Brunhilda
Algunda
Karin
Manfred
Notary
Matrone
Quintus Turbo
Vizio
Balsamico
Ambitious Mother
Ramses
Phoenix
Polyphem
Driver
Musculus
Sklaven-Brenner
Nomenclator
Greek Philosopher
Sycophant
Woman at Snack Bar
Presentator
Thraker
Majordomus
Domitius Bulbo
Asian
Child at Snack Bar
Hairdresser's Child
Lyre Player
Child Gladiator
Damian
Mathematician
Guardsman
Servant