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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!”
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Adventure, Comedy, Music - 1955
The Court Jester
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7.8
97%
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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.
Director:
,
Melvin Frank
,
Norman Panama
Cast:
,
Glynis Johns
,
Basil Rathbone
,
Mildred Natwick
,
Cecil Parker
,
Angela Lansbury
,
Robert Middleton
,
Michael Pate
,
Herbert Rudley
,
Danny Kaye
,
Noel Drayton

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Rated:
Approved
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
24 Dec 1955
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$4,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Costumed swashbucklers undergo a happy spoofing in The Court Jester with Danny Kaye heading the fun-poking.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
28 Jan 2011
fresh:
Some accomplished slapstick, but nothing special.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
28 Jan 2011
rotten:
Whether it's really watchable depends on what you feel about the charmless Kaye, whose vehicle this is from start to finish.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
It's good fun.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
In The Court Jester, Funnyman Kaye takes all the laughs he needs, but he takes them when they do not stop the show.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
28 Jan 2011
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