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If I Were King

His Love-Making Was as Dangerous as His Sword-Play

7.2(15)19381h 41m2

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • paris, france
  • based on novel or book
  • imprisonment
  • cowardice
  • poet
  • romance
  • thief
  • torture
  • king
  • impersonation
  • nobility
  • starvation

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Director

Frank Lloyd

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR28 Sept 1938
    • PhysicalNRDVD23 May 2014
    • PhysicalNRBlu-ray7 Feb 2023

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If I Were King was released on 28 September 1938.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/20/2022

    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 palace living the life of Riley. When the King's personal store is raided, the King's guard step up their searches and i…

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