Directed by:
Jiří MenzelScreenplay:
Jiří MenzelCinematography:
Jaromír ŠofrComposer:
Aleš BřezinaCast:
Ivan Barnev, Oldřich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Zuzana Fialová, Milan Lasica, Marian Labuda, Martin Huba, Josef Abrhám, Jiří Lábus, Jaromír Dulava, István Szabó (more)Plots(1)
Bohumil Hrabal's book I Served the King of England is among the pinnacles of his body of work. Mirrored in the fate of a young Czech waiter's life are the hopes, conflicts, dramas, and defeats of Czechoslovak history in the last century. Based on that book, director Jiří Menzel presents a film about a man in the twilight of his life seeking images of the era he has lived through. About a man who yearned to fill his life with wealth and beauty no matter what the circumstances, a man whose luck always lay in his encountering some misfortune. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Nikolaj Pavlov Penev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354867_484269.jpg)
Nikolaj Pavlov Penev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Of Parents and Children (2007)
I'm All Good (2008)
Beauty in Trouble (2006)
![Thomas Zielinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/782/160782620_f62339.jpg)
Thomas Zielinski
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Operace Silver A (2007) (TV movie)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Snake Brothers (2015)
![Vladimír Kulhavý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/644/161644437_5a4754.jpg)
Vladimír Kulhavý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Casino Royale (2006)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
![Zdeněk Dolejší](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440681_45075c.jpg)
Zdeněk Dolejší
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Beauty in Trouble (2006)
I Served the King of England (2006)
![Petra Hřebíčková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294249_1c052b.jpg)
Petra Hřebíčková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Maryša (2010) (theatrical recording)
The Defender (2021) (series)
![Jiří Plachý ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273312_8c2710.jpg)
Jiří Plachý ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
Gazdina roba (1992) (theatrical recording)
![Marie Málková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/566/168566944_r0wpih.jpg)
Marie Málková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rána z milosti (2005) (TV movie)
Commedia finita (2023) (theatrical recording)
Hodný chlapec (2004) (TV movie)
![Adolf Hitler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271030_7b33cc.jpg)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
![Svatava Hanzl Milková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/723/166723265_f6c397.jpg)
Svatava Hanzl Milková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
I Served the King of England (2006)