The court jester / a Paramount release ; Dena Enterprises ; written, produced, and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.

In 12th century England, the infant king is usurped by the wicked King Roderick. Black Fox and his band attempt to restore the rightful king to the throne by having a member of their group infiltrate the court by posing as the jester. Things get zany when the jester is hypnotized into believing he i...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors:	Fine, Sylvia (Composer, Lyricist) Cahn, Sammy (Composer, Lyricist) Schoen, Vic (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Dena Enterprises Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors:	Panama, Norman (Director, Producer, Screenwriter) Frank, Melvin, 1913-1988 (Director, Producer, Screenwriter) Kaye, Danny (Performer) Johns, Glynis (Performer) Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967 (Performer) Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022 (Performer) Parker, Cecil, 1897-1971 (Performer) Starbuck, James (Choreographer)
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English and dubbed French dialog; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Hollywood, CA : Paramount, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:	Widescreen version.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Kings and rulers > Drama. Fools and jesters > Drama. Fools and jesters. Kings and rulers. Feature films > United States. Drama. Musical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films Musical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	In 12th century England, the infant king is usurped by the wicked King Roderick. Black Fox and his band attempt to restore the rightful king to the throne by having a member of their group infiltrate the court by posing as the jester. Things get zany when the jester is hypnotized into believing he is an assassin and switches identities at the snap of finger, the King's daughter falls for the jester, people randomly sing what are supposed to be recognition codes, and a sorceress interferes.
Note:	Paramount 055127 (on container insert: 05512). DVD version of a film originally released in 1956. Program notes inserted in container. Special feature: Theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF7 D0004469 VideoDVD
Awards:	Added to the National Film Registry in 2004.
ISBN:	079215519X 9780792155195 0792161564 9780792161561
Credits:	Director of photography, Ray June ; editor, Tom McAdoo ; choreography, James Starbuck ; words and music, Sylvia Fine, Sammy Cahn ; score, Victor Schoen.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 TVs); Dolby digital mono.
Cast:	Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker.