The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor citizens to pay for his vanity. An itinerant man and boy come to the capital city and see the injustice, and make friends, but they soon have to flee. They return disguised as Arab tailors, and offer to make the Emperor a new suit of clothes. But only the wise will be able to see it; fools, or those unfit for their public office, will not see anything. The Emperor orders the suit made, and much money is needed to purchase the raw materials. Eventually the suit is ready, and the Emperor and his officials pretend that they can see a wonderful outfit; will anyone prick the bubble of the illusion?
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Juraj Herz
Director
Bernd Fiedler
Screenplay
Sabine Tettenborn
Producer
Marius Schwarz
Producer
Rudolf Blaháček
Director of Photography
Petr Hapka
Original Music Composer
Gisela Haller
Editor
Joachim G. Staab
Editor
Marion Monheim
Editor
Josef Jelínek
Costume Design
Mária Šuleková
Costume Design
Petr Fořt
Production Design
Tomáš Moravec
Production Design
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