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Court Jester, The (1956) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Court Jester, The (1956) a score of 3.5300 out of 4

based on (17) reviews

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filmcritic.com laughs with the Court Jester

Pleasant, though not particularly challenging, The Court Jester deconstructs and spoofs the swashbuckler movie with Danny Kaye as a hapless Robin Hood wannabe who stumbles his way into the court of the usurper of the crown. The film has a few classic ...read the complete Court Jester movie review at filmcritic.com laughs with the Court Jester

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

The days of knights and damsels in distress was probably never quite like this, Danny Kaye singing stream of consciousness lyrics to the accompaniment of an invisible orchestra for example, but I'd like to believe that there was at least an element of ...read the complete Court Jester movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Danny Kaye, portraying a minstrel cavorting with a Robin Hood-type band, takes on the guise of a court jester in order to save the kingdom in this engaging 1956 VistaVision romp. His sprighty dancing and his joyful, tounge-twisting dialogue reading allow ...read the complete Court Jester movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Paramount Home Video has released a Remastered Widescreen edition of the wonderful Danny Kaye comedy, The Court Jester (LV5512WS, $35). The letterboxing has an aspect ratio of about 1.76:1, masking a little off the top and bottom of the image in ...read the complete Court Jester movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Channel 4 Film

Comedy co-producers directors writers Frank and Panama gave Kaye his funniest role since The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) before the decline set in. This rather unsubtle spoof on medieval adventures yarns such as Ivanhoe was tailored for the Woody ...read the complete Court Jester movie review at Channel 4 Film

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