

If I Were King
His Love-Making Was as Dangerous as His Sword-Play
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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- Language
- English
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- imprisonment
- cowardice
- poet
- romance
- thief
- torture
- king
- impersonation
- nobility
- starvation
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- 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
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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