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The King's Jester
The King's Jester
Directed by	Mario Bonnard
Written by	Victor Hugo (play); Tomaso Smith; Carlo Salsa; Mario Bonnard; Michel Simon;
Starring	Michel Simon; María Mercader; Rossano Brazzi; Doris Duranti;
Cinematography	Ubaldo Arata
Edited by	Dolores Tamburini
Music by	Giuseppe Verdi (opera); Giulio Bonnard;
Production; company	Scalera Film
Distributed by	Scalera Film
Release date	25 October 1941;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The King's Jester (Italian: Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo and uses music from Verdi's later opera Rigoletto.^[1] It is set at the court of Francis I of France in the Sixteenth century.

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Klossner, Michael (2002). The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-1223-5.

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