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The Vagabond King

1956, Movie, NR, 88 mins

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This is by far the most lavish of all the versions of the Rudolf Friml operetta (which was based in turn on a novel by R.H. Russell). Paramount's investment in the film was not returned at the box office, perhaps because Kirkop, the Maltese tenor Paramount hoped would be their answer to Mario Lanza, just didn't have the fire to bring off the flashy role of rogue poet Francois Villon. The plot remains essentially the same: in 15th-century Paris, weak King Louis XI (Walter Ham... read more leave a comment
Year: 1956
Rated NR

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Cast
Kathryn Grayson: Catherine De Vaucelles
Oreste Kirkop: Francois Villon
Rita Moreno: Huguette
Cedric Hardwicke: Tristan
Walter Hampden: King Louis XI
Leslie Nielsen: Thibault

 

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