I Served the King of England
Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan Dète is released from prison after serving 15 years. He goes into semi exile in a deserted village near the German border. In flashbacks, he tells his story: he's a small, clever and quick-witted young man, stubbornly naève, a vendor at a train station. Thanks to a patron, he becomes a waiter at upscale hotels and restaurants. We see him discover how the wealthy tick and how to please women. He strives to be a millionaire with his own hotel. Before the war, he meets Lèza, a German woman in Prague. Is this his ticket to wealth or his undoing? Meanwhile, we see Jan putting a life together after prison: why was he sentenced, and who will he become?
R
HD
Comedy, Drama, Romance
2006
113 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : I Served the King of England
- Duration : 113 min
- Languages : Czech, German, French, English, Italian, Korean
- Writers : Bohumil Hrabal (novel), Jirè Menzel
- Directors : Jirè Menzel min
- Imdb : 7.4 (5901 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (8850 votes)
- Actors : Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Marièn Labuda
Movie Storyline
Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan Dète is released from prison after serving 15 years. He goes into semi exile in a deserted village near the German border. In flashbacks, he tells his story: he's a small, clever and quick-witted young man, stubbornly naève, a vendor at a train station. Thanks to a patron, he becomes a waiter at upscale hotels and restaurants. We see him discover how the wealthy tick and how to please women. He strives to be a millionaire with his own hotel. Before the war, he meets Lèza, a German woman in Prague. Is this his ticket to wealth or his undoing? Meanwhile, we see Jan putting a life together after prison: why was he sentenced, and who will he become?