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The King's Jester (1941)

FERRUCIO TAGLIAVINI sings the glorious arias of Guiseppe Verdi's "RIGOLETTO"

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Mario Bonnard
Writer : Mario Bonnard, Michel Simon, Tomaso Smith, Carlo Salsa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Michel Simon
Michel Simon
Rigoletto
María Mercader
María Mercader
Gilda
Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi
Francesco I
Doris Duranti
Doris Duranti
Margot
Paola Barbara
Paola Barbara
Duchess Di Cosse
Franco Coop
Franco Coop
Duke Di Cosse
Juan de Landa
Juan de Landa
Sparafucile
Elli Parvo
Elli Parvo
The Gypsy Girl
Loredana
Loredana
Diana de St. Vallier
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
Count de St. Vallier
Corrado Racca
Corrado Racca
Signor de Brion
Guido Morisi
Guido Morisi
Duke de la Tour
Gemma d'Alba
Gemma d'Alba
Signora De Pardaillan
Giacomo Moschini
Giacomo Moschini
Signor de Pardaillan
Edoardo Toniolo
Edoardo Toniolo
Maret, the poet
Gildo Bocci
Gildo Bocci
The Grand Vizir
Adele Garavaglia
Adele Garavaglia
Costanza, a governess
Amina Pirani Maggi
Amina Pirani Maggi
Berarda, Gilda's Governess
Cesare Fantoni
Cesare Fantoni
Sgt. Roland
Edoardo Toniolo
Edoardo Toniolo
Marot, the poet
Liana Del Balzo
Liana Del Balzo
Marquesa
Oreste Fares
Oreste Fares
St. Vallier's Servant
Edda Soligo
Edda Soligo
Friend of the Duchess
Aldo Silvani
Aldo Silvani
Executioner
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto Guerzoni
Gypsy #1
Giovanni Onorato
Giovanni Onorato
Gypsy #2
Renato Chiantoni
Renato Chiantoni
Gypsy #3
Cesare Polisello
Cesare Polisello
Gypsy #4
Oreste Biancoli
Oreste Biancoli
Courtier
Stanis Cappello
Stanis Cappello
Courtier
Ruggero Capodaglio
Ruggero Capodaglio
Courtier
Evaristo Signorini
Evaristo Signorini
Courtier
Alfredo di Antoni
Alfredo di Antoni
Courtier
Giulio Battiferri
Giulio Battiferri
A Kidnapper

Crews

Mario Bonnard
Mario Bonnard
Director
Mario Bonnard
Mario Bonnard
Screenplay
Michel Simon
Michel Simon
Screenplay
Tomaso Smith
Tomaso Smith
Screenplay
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Art Direction
Amleto Bonetti
Amleto Bonetti
Set Decoration
Dimitri Dragomir
Dimitri Dragomir
Assistant Director
Ubaldo Arata
Ubaldo Arata
Director of Photography
Piero Cavazzuti
Piero Cavazzuti
Sound
Franco Robecchi
Franco Robecchi
Sound
Dolores Tamburini
Dolores Tamburini
Editor
Giulio Bonnard
Giulio Bonnard
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Opera
Carlo Salsa
Carlo Salsa
Screenplay

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