1955 · comedy · musical · adventure
The Court Jester (1955)
Directed by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama1h 41m1955
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.
Our read: The Court Jester (1955) (1955) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · musical · adventure entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, measured comedy / musical, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- redemptive
- funny
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