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The Vagabond King is a american film of genre Historical directed by Michael Curtiz released in USA on 28 august 1956 with Kathryn Grayson
The Vagabond King (1956)
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Add to a movie listThe Vagabond King is a 1956 musical film adaptation of the 1925 operetta The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml. It starred Kathryn Grayson and Oreste Kirkop, with early roles for Rita Moreno and Leslie Nielsen. Sir Cedric Hardwicke played a notable supporting role. It was Kathryn Grayson's and Walter Hampden's last movie. Hampden, who played King Louis XI, died more than a year before its release. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.
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In fifteenth century France, the irreverent beggar François Villon (tenor Oreste Kirkop) is crowned "king for a day" by King Louis XI (Walter Hampden). He patriotically rallies his fellow beggars to fight when Paris is invaded by the Burgundians. Kathryn Grayson stars as the high-born heroine, and Rita Moreno as the lusty low-born wench, whose love for Villon eventually costs her life.Actors
Kathryn Grayson
(Catherine de Vaucelles)
Rita Moreno
(Huguette)
Cedric Hardwicke
(Tristan)
Walter Hampden
(King Louis XI)
Leslie Nielsen
(Thibault d'Aussigny)
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