The Court Jester
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon, "Would they declare which one wrote this?" and they both said, "Get outta there!"
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 41 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: October 8, 2019
- Originally Released: 1955
- Label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns & Angela Lansbury | |
| Performer: | Cecil Parker, Mildred Natwick, Robert Middleton, Herbert Rudley, Michael Pate & Basil Rathbone | |
| Directed by | Norman Panama & Melvin Frank | |
| Edited by | Tom McAdoo | |
| Screenwriting by | Melvin Frank & Norman Panama | |
| Art Direction by | Roland Anderson & Hal Pereira | |
| Produced by | Melvin Frank & Norman Panama | |
| Director of Photography: | Ray June |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Costumed swashbucklers undergo a happy spoofing in The Court Jester with Danny Kaye heading the fun-poking.
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Variety
Whether it's really watchable depends on what you feel about the charmless Kaye, whose vehicle this is from start to finish.
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Time Out
Rating: 4/5 --
A cracking jest, wonderfully enjoyable.
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Empire Magazine
Rating: 4/5 --
It's as much horseplay as swordplay and, altogether, a witty delight.
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Radio Times
I was of course struck by the light touch with which the romance is handled.
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Patheos
Some accomplished slapstick, but nothing special.
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Chicago Reader
Rating: 4/5 --
Rightly regarded as one of the peaks of Kaye's career.
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The Dissolve
Description by OLDIES.com:
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful king.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 20,326
- UPC: 032429277589
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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