The King's Jester (1941)

The King's Jester (Italian:Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo and uses music from Verdi's later opera Rigoletto. It is set at the court of Francis I of France in the Sixteenth century.

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Cast:

• Paola Barbara
• Giulio Battiferri
• Oreste Bilancia
• Gildo Bocci
• Rossano Brazzi
• Ruggero Capodaglio
• Stanis Cappello
• Renato Chiantoni
• Franco Coop
• Gemma D'Alba
• Liana Del Balzo
• Alfredo De Antoni
• Juan De Landa
• Doris Duranti
• Cesare Fantoni
• Oreste Fares
• Adele Garavaglia
• Fausto Guerzoni
• Loredana
• Amina Pirani Maggi
• Maria Mercader
• Guido Morisi
• Giacomo Moschini
• Carlo Ninchi
• Giovanni Onorato
• Elli Parvo
• Cesare Polesello
• Corrado Racca
• Evaristo Signorini
• Aldo Silvani
• Michel Simon
• Edda Soligo
• Edoardo Toniolo