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Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil villain Basil Rathbone, but when a sorceress hypnotizes him, royal chaos ensues.

Comedy · 1956 · 1 hr 41 min

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The Court Jester

Comedy

Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil villain Basil Rathbone, but when a sorceress hypnotizes him, royal chaos ensues.

COMMON SENSE

Terrific family fun.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8
Reviews 31
Fresh 30
Rotten 1

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

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio
English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)
Subtitles
English (United States) (CC), and 3 more...

Original Audio

  • English

Audio

  • English (United States) (AAC)
  • French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

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

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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