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I served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) - Ivan Barnev, Josef Abrhám, Julia Jentsch, Jirí Menzel
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Movie propaganda
While serving the cream of Prague society, humble waiter, Jan Díte (Ivan Barnev) dreams of owning his own hotel and becoming a millionaire. Full of desire and ambition, he hustles his way towards his dream. But getting a fortune and keeping it are two different things.
Directed by celebrated Czech director Jirí Menzel and set in German occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II, I served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) is a bitter-sweet comedy exploring the gradual maturing of an ambitious man who, suddenly in love and guided by stupidity rather than opportunism, finds himself on the side of the occupying power.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film Czech drama Prague hotel waiter World War II Nazi black comedy
Persons of interest
- Ivan Barnev .... Jan Díte, younger
- Oldrich Kaiser .... Jan Díte, older
- Julia Jentsch .... Líza
- Martin Huba .... Skrivánek
- Marián Labuda .... Walden
- Milan Lasica .... Professor
- Josef Abrhám .... Hotelier Brandejs
- Jirí Lábus .... Hotel Boss
- Jaromír Dulava .... Waiter Karel
- Pavel Nový .... General
- István Szabó .... Stock Marketeer
- Tonya Graves .... Abyssinian Emperor
- Rudolf Hrusínský .... Tichota
- Zuzana Fialová .... Marcela
- Petra Hrebícková .... Jaruska
- Eva Kalcovská .... Wanda
- Sárka Petruzelová .... Julinka
- Bohumil Hrabal .... Author
- Jirí Menzel .... Screenwriter
- Jirí Menzel .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- I served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) official movie site
- I served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) film production notes
- I served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Berlin International Film Festival 2007: Won: FIPRESCI Prize (Jirí Menzel); Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear (Jirí Menzel)
- Brothers Manaki International Film Festival 2007: Won: Golden Camera 300 (Jaromír Sofr)
- Czech Lions 2007: Won: Best Cinematography (Jaromír Sofr), Best Director (Jirí Menzel), Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Martin Huba)
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Theatrical report
The Czech, drama movie I served the King of England (Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) is directed by Jirí Menzel and stars Ivan Barnev, Josef Abrhám, Julia Jentsch.
Government security censorship classification
M (Moderate sex scenes and nudity, moderate violence)
Surveillance time
114 minutes (1:54 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 26 December 2007
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