Summary
Two con men take advantage of an emperor's vanity.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 60
Letterboxd · 267 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.6
Running time
49 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −51 min on the typical 100
typical 10049Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1985
October 5, 1985
41 years ago
Genres
ComedyFantasyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 8 more18 people
- Dick ShawnEmperor
- Art CarneyMorty
- Alan ArkinBo
- Clive RevillPrime Minister
- Barrie InghamFinance Minister
- Georgia BrownMaggie
- Taylor NegronSoldier
- HFHarry FrazierPub Man
- JAJohn AchornPub Man
- Lyman WardPub Man
- PDPatrick DeSantisPub Man
- TCTy CrowleyCourtier
- LLLise LangCourtier
- MSMimi SeatonCourtier
- TMTim MaierCourtier
Timothy DaltonNarrator (voice)
Julian ChagrinThe General (uncredited)
Shelley DuvallSelf - Host
Directing · 1
- Peter Medak Director
Writing · 2
- Rod Ash Teleplay
- Mark Curtiss Teleplay
Production · 5
- Shelley Duvall Executive Producer, Producer
- Bridget Terry Producer
- Fred Fuchs Producer
- Sandra Pearson Associate Producer
- Claire Barrett Young Unit Manager
Sound · 1
- Stephen Barber Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Michael Erler Production Design
- Jane Osmann Art Direction
- Richard Charles Greenbaum Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Terrence Tam Soon Costume Design
- Sheryl Ptak Makeup Designer
- Dianne Roberson Hair Assistant
- Ron Wild Makeup Designer
- Claude Díaz Hair Assistant
- Christy Ann Newquist Makeup & Hair Assistant
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