Is the movie I Served the King of England available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we keep an eye on where films like Jiří Menzel’s I Served the King of England can be watched today. This bittersweet, often comic tale follows Jan Dítě — a crafty waiter in inter‑war Prague who learns to observe, stay discreet and seize every chance on his road to becoming a millionaire, even as the tides of history overturn his plans. In this article we check whether this Hrabal adaptation (winner of several awards and nominations at home and abroad) is currently serving up on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+. Read on to find where to stream it and how to catch its strange, plate‑spinning journey through time.

Synopsis

In interwar Prague, Jan Dítě is a sharp, ambitious young waiter who dreams of becoming a millionaire. He believes the path to wealth lies in relentless hard work, careful listening and observation, constant discretion, and the ruthless use of whatever information and opportunities he can gather — yet the sweeping upheavals of history repeatedly threaten to undo his schemes and force him to reinvent his plans.

Release date

2007

Duration

1h 55min

Rating

Director

Jiří Menzel

Country

République Tchèque, Slovaquie

Genre(s)

Comédie

Cast

Ivan Barnev Oldřich Kaiser Julia Jentsch Marián Labuda Milan Lasica Zuzana Fialová Martin Huba