The Court Jester

Movie · Comedy · Musical

Former carnival performer Hubert Hawkins (Danny Kaye) and maid Jean (Glynis Johns) are assigned to protect the infant royal heir from tyrannical King Roderick I (Cecil Parker). While Jean takes the baby to an abbey, Hawkins gains access to the court by impersonating the king's jester, unaware that the jester is really an assassin hired by scheming Sir Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone). When Princess Gwendolyn (Angela Lansbury), falls for Hawkins, a witch secretly aids him in becoming a knight.

1956 · 1h 41m

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The Court Jester

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Former carnival performer Hubert Hawkins (Danny Kaye) and maid Jean (Glynis Johns) are assigned to protect the infant royal heir from tyrannical King Roderick I (Cecil Parker). While Jean takes the baby to an abbey, Hawkins gains access to the court by impersonating the king's jester, unaware that the jester is really an assassin hired by scheming Sir Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone). When Princess Gwendolyn (Angela Lansbury), falls for Hawkins, a witch secretly aids him in becoming a knight.

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Average 7.9
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Studio
Paramount
Released
1956
Run Time
1 hr 41 min
Rated
6
Region of Origin
United States
© 1983 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC), German (Germany) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Dutch (Netherlands) , French (France) , German (Germany)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.