If I Were King

If I Were King

If I Were King

6.9/ 10

TMDB Rating

13

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1938

Release Year

101 min

Runtime

Adventure

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Overview

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.

Keywords

paris, france

based on novel or book

imprisonment

cowardice

poet

romance

thief

torture

king

impersonation

nobility

starvation

poor

turncoat

15th century

battle of wits

leadership

witty

ideals

besieged city

rabble

Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

François Villon

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Louis XI

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Katherine de Vaucelles

Ellen Drew

Ellen Drew

Huguette

C. V. France

C. V. France

Father Villon

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Captain of the Watch

Heather Thatcher

Heather Thatcher

The Queen

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Rene de Montigny

Bruce Lester

Bruce Lester

Noel de Jolys

Alma Lloyd

Alma Lloyd

Colette

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7.0avg rating

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

June 20, 2022

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7/10

This is a cracking bit of swashbuckling adventure with Ronald Colman ("Villon") and particularly Basil Rathbone (Louis XI) on top form. The former is a poetic vagabond, Robin Hood style, character who pinches what he can to help feed the population of a besieged Paris, whilst their King sits in his …

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