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The Emperor's New Clothes

4.8198549mMovieComedyFantasyTV Movie

Two con men take advantage of an emperor's vanity.

DirectorPeter Medak
ProducersBridget Terry·Fred Fuchs

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Cast · Directed by Peter Medak

DSDick Shawn
Dick Shawn
Emperor
ACArt Carney
Art Carney
Morty
AAAlan Arkin
Alan Arkin
Bo
CRClive Revill
Clive Revill
Prime Minister
BIBarrie Ingham
Barrie Ingham
Finance Minister
GBGeorgia Brown
Georgia Brown
Maggie
TNTaylor Negron
Taylor Negron
Soldier
HF
Harry Frazier
Pub Man
JA
John Achorn
Pub Man
LWLyman Ward
Lyman Ward
Pub Man
PD
Patrick DeSantis
Pub Man
TC
Ty Crowley
Courtier

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The Emperor's New Clothes hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 23, 1985. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.