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The Court Jester
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
Dec 24, 1955 · 1h 41m
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Music
Adventure
Comedy
PLOT
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.
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CAST
Danny Kaye
Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns
Maid Jean
Basil Rathbone
Sir Ravenhurst
Angela Lansbury
Princess Gwendolyn
Cecil Parker
King Roderick I
Mildred Natwick
Griselda
Robert Middleton
Sir Griswold
Michael Pate
Sir Locksley
Directed by
Norman Panama
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
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Production
Dena Enterprises, Paramount Pictures
Country
US
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