Italy / Apr 01, 1941
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film tells about a hunchbacked clown whose beautiful daughter falls in love with the lecherous king.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elli Parvo | The Gypsy Girl |
| Loredana | Diana de St. Vallier |
| Carlo Ninchi | Count de St. Vallier |
| Corrado Racca | Signor de Brion |
| Guido Morisi | Duke de la Tour |
| Gemma d'Alba | Signora De Pardaillan |
| Giacomo Moschini | Signor de Pardaillan |
| Edoardo Toniolo | Maret, the poet |
| Gildo Bocci | The Grand Vizir |
| Adele Garavaglia | Costanza, a governess |
| Amina Pirani Maggi | Berarda, Gilda's Governess |
| Cesare Fantoni | Sgt. Roland |
| Edoardo Toniolo | Marot, the poet |
| Liana Del Balzo | Marquesa |
| Oreste Fares | St. Vallier's Servant |
| Edda Soligo | Friend of the Duchess |
| Aldo Silvani | Executioner |
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| Fausto Guerzoni | Gypsy #1 |
| Giovanni Onorato | Gypsy #2 |
| Renato Chiantoni | Gypsy #3 |
| Cesare Polisello | Gypsy #4 |
| Oreste Biancoli | Courtier |
| Stanis Cappello | Courtier |
| Ruggero Capodaglio | Courtier |
| Evaristo Signorini | Courtier |
| Alfredo di Antoni | Courtier |
| Giulio Battiferri | A Kidnapper |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il re si diverte |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Scalera Film |
| Release date | 1 aprile 1941 |
| Writer | Carlo Salsa, Mario Bonnard, Michel Simon, Tomaso Smith, Giuseppe Verdi |
| Editing | Dolores Tamburini |
| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata |
| Assistant directors | Dimitri Dragomir, Mario Bonnard |
| Camera operators | Ubaldo Arata |
| Additional photography | Ubaldo Arata |
| Production design | Vittorio Nino Novarese, Amleto Bonetti |
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| Art direction | Vittorio Nino Novarese, Amleto Bonetti |
| Set decoration | Amleto Bonetti, Vittorio Nino Novarese |
| Music | Giulio Bonnard, Franco Robecchi, Piero Cavazzuti |
| Sound | Franco Robecchi, Piero Cavazzuti, Giulio Bonnard |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 26, 1947 / Distributed by Superfilm Distributing Corp. (English subtitles)
Russia / Jun 21, 1948 / Субтитры - субт. маст. ГУКиК, 1948 г.
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