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?
Stars: Harald Juhnke, Andréa Ferréol, Jan Kalous, Carsten Voigt, Tereza Pokorná-Herzová, Andrej Hryc
Crew: Juraj Herz (Director), Bernd Fiedler (Screenplay), Rudolf Blaháček (Director of Photography), Joachim G. Staab (Editor), Marion Monheim (Editor), Gisela Haller (Editor)
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Omnia Film München
Runtime: 90 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 03, 1994
IMDb: 5
Keywords:emperor, based on children's book
