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The Court Jester (1955)

The Court Jester | United States of America

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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Description

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.

Writers

Melvin Frank
Norman Panama

Stars

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

Herbert Rudley
Captain of the Guard

Noel Drayton
Fergus

Others...

Budget

4,000,000.00

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Keywords

england, sword, witch, hypnosis, fool

Production

Paramount, Dena Enterprises

Actor

Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker, Mildred Natwick, Robert Middleton, Michael Pate, Herbert Rudley, Noel Drayton, John Carradine, Edward Ashley, Alan Napier, Lewis Martin, Patrick Aherne, Richard Kean, Leo Britt

Creators

Walter Scharf (Original Music Composer), Edith Head (Costume Design), Hal Pereira (Art Direction), Sam Comer (Set Decoration), Wally Westmore (Makeup Supervisor), Arthur Krams (Set Decoration), Harry Lindgren (Sound Recordist), John Cope (Sound Recordist), Ray June (Director of Photography), Tom McAdoo (Editor), Roland Anderson (Art Direction), Melvin Frank (Screenplay), Norman Panama (Screenplay), Van Cleave (Original Music Composer), Vic Schoen (Original Music Composer), John P. Fulton (Special Effects), Hal C. Kern (Producer's Assistant), Yvonne Wood (Costume Designer), Eric Alden (Stunt Double), Irmin Roberts (Special Effects), John R. Coonan (Assistant Director), Donald R. O. Hatswell (Technical Advisor), Wm. Watson (Second Unit Director), James Starbuck (Choreographer), Mike Semenario (Grip), Doug Grant (Boom Operator)

Alternative titles

El bufón de la corte (ES)

Release dates

30.05.1956 (FR)
03.02.2021 (FR)
01.01.2000 (AU)
05.04.2007 (NL)
14.06.2004 (NL)
09.02.1956 (GB)
24.12.1955 (JP)
27.01.1956 (US)
17.08.1956 (DE)