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The Court Jester(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-12-24
73%
208 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $4,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Dena Enterprises
Movie: The Court Jester
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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