The Court jester

United States, 1955

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Danny Kaye is the quintessential singing, dancing, royal clown in this classic musical comedy set in 12th century England which parodies Robin Hood style swashbuckling adventure films. He plays a court jester who accidentally falls in with a band of outlaws who are plotting to kill the king. They try to use the unwitting fool to get close to the king, however they do not reckon on his ability as a jouster as well as a jester, which brings their plans undone in a hilarious manner. Cast also includes Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Glynis Johns and Cecil Parker.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Melvin Frank

Norman Panama

production company

Dena Enterprises

Duration

01:37:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314587

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Comedy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q741167

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