Drama · Italy · 1941 · 1h 32m

The King's Jester

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Director

Cast

Michel Simon as Rigoletto María Mercader as Gilda Rossano Brazzi as Francesco I Doris Duranti as Margot Paola Barbara as Duchess Di Cosse Franco Coop as Duke Di Cosse

Crew

Ubaldo Arata — Director of Photography Dolores Tamburini — Editor Carlo Salsa — Screenplay Mario Bonnard — Screenplay Michel Simon — Screenplay Tomaso Smith — Screenplay

Tagline

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

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.

Key Collaborators

Mario Bonnard Director Ubaldo Arata Director of Photography Dolores Tamburini Editor Carlo Salsa Screenplay Mario Bonnard Screenplay Michel Simon Screenplay Tomaso Smith Screenplay

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