A fairy tale based on motifs taken from Josephine tales. Like Josef II, the fictitious emperor Maxmilián often disappears from the castle in disguise in order to find out how his vassals live. On one of these 'trips' he meets a drummer returning home from his stint in the army. They live through various adventures together, meeting bandits as well as human foolishness and perfidiousness which almost leads them to the scaffold.
Ondřej Vetchý
as Emperor Maxmilián
Petr Rajchert
as Tambor
Anna Veselá
as Ančička
Ján Sedal
as Knacker
Vladimír Čapka
as Steward
Jan Skopeček
as Leopold
Lubomír Kostelka
as Count
Patricie Padillová
as Empress
Veronika Forejtová
as Chambermaid
Norbert Lichý
as Bandit Leader
František Řehák
as Innkeeper
Arnošt Goldflam
as Turkish Ambassador
