I Served the King of England
A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan DÃte is released from prison after serving 15 years. He goes into semi exile in a deserted village near the German…
I Served the King of England
A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan DÃte 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 naïve, 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 LÃza, 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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
I Served the King of England
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Film Details
A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan DÃte 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 naïve, 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 LÃza, 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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>.