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| zmudk| The Court Jester |
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| Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
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Norman Panama |
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Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker |
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Action & Adventure |
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| Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 |
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(NTSC Anamorphic Widescreen) |
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Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
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| Studio: Paramount |
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DVD Region: 1 |
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| DVD Release: Mar 1999 |
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Discs: 1 (Cloud) [$9.98] |
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| Reviews: Danny Kaye spoofs "Robin Hood" and "Scaramouche" in this inventive slapstick swashbuckler. Portraying the clownish but good-hearted entertainer Hawkins, he infiltrates the court of the corrupt Basil Rathbone (up to his usual brand of cruel villainy) disguised as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. After a court sorceress hypnotizes Hawkins into believing he is also a legendary assassin, Hawkins has more identities than he can keep straight, and Kaye zips back and forth between them at, literally, a snap of the fingers. Comic highlights include a wonderful sword fight with Rathbone in which he constantly switches identities, and the classic "chalice from the palace/vessel with pestle" wordplay as Hawkins plays "hide the poison" and forgets where it is. With comely Glynis Johns as his spy-in-arms love interest, Angela Lansbury as the scheming princess, and Mildred Natwick as the dotty spellcaster, this is Danny Kaye at his comic best. "--Sean Axmaker" |
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