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The King and the Jester (1908)

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Runtime : 5M

Director : Georges Méliès

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French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).

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Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
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