The King and the Jester
Dec 13 1907
•0h 5m
•Comedy
French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).
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Georges Méliès
Tribolet
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