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The Court Jester

Movie
1955
1h 41m
English
Music, Adventure, Comedy
User Score: 
7.9
Critic Score: 
92
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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.
The Court Jester Poster

The Court Jester

Movie
1955
1h 41m
English
Music, Adventure, Comedy
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.9
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The Court Jester (1955) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
92

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Danny Kaye
Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns
Maid Jean
Basil Rathbone
Sir Ravenhurst
Angela Lansbury
Princess Gwendolyn
Cecil Parker
King Roderick I
Robert Middleton
Sir Griswold
Michael Pate
Sir Locksley
Herbert Rudley
Captain of the Guard
Edward Ashley
Black Fox
Alan Napier
Sir Brockhurst
Lewis Martin
Sir Finsdale
Patrick Aherne
Sir Pertwee
Richard Kean
Archbishop
Leo Britt
Sir Bertram
John Irving
Gate House Guard
Written By: Melvin Frank (Screenplay), Norman Panama (Screenplay)

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justenbennett says...
5 months ago
Charming and funny. Loved the colours and costumes. Lansbury as a conniving princess was wonderful to watch. I wish it had just a couple more songs, but there were some fun dance numbers I definitely enjoyed.
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gahudnall-deleted-1490229630 says...
11 years ago
Clever and funny. I love Danny Kaye!
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Featured User Reviews

JPV852
4 years ago
Really entertaining and all around fun musical parody featuring a charismatic performance from David Kaye and also has Basil Rathbone serviceable as the villain. Also nice having Glynis Johns and Angela Lansbury in there, Johns particularly stunning. **3.75/5**
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John Chard
5 years ago
Discretion is for fools and simpletons.

From the opening credits as Danny Kaye sings dressed as a harlequin jester you get the impression that this film will be a joyous romp, and so it is. Perhaps the most talked about film in Kaye's CV (even though it lost close to two million dollars on releas More
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sykobanana
4 years ago
Oh, this is a gem of celluloid that just keeps giving joy. An adventure, comedy, romance, musical made for the whole family.

A movie written specifically for one actor (who then agrees to play the central part) doesnt happen often, let alone have that role portrayed with perfection....But Danny More
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