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The King's Jester

Mario Bonnard

1941 • 1h 32m

Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film tells about a hunchbacked clown whose beautiful daughter falls in love with the lecherous king.

The King's Jester

Cast

Michel Simon

Michel SimonRigoletto

María Mercader

María MercaderGilda

Rossano Brazzi

Rossano BrazziFrancesco I

Doris Duranti

Doris DurantiMargot

Paola Barbara

Paola BarbaraDuchess Di Cosse

Franco CoopDuke Di Cosse

Juan de Landa

Juan de LandaSparafucile

Elli Parvo

Elli ParvoThe Gypsy Girl

Loredana

LoredanaDiana de St. Vallier

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo NinchiCount de St. Vallier

Corrado RaccaSignor de Brion

Guido MorisiDuke de la Tour

Gemma d'Alba

Gemma d'AlbaSignora De Pardaillan

Giacomo Moschini

Giacomo MoschiniSignor de Pardaillan

Edoardo Toniolo

Edoardo TonioloMaret, the poet

Crew

Mario Bonnard

Mario BonnardDirector

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe VerdiOpera

Michel Simon

Michel SimonScreenplay

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