The Vagabond King (1930)
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Directors
Ludwig Berger
Cast
Dennis King, Jeanette MacDonald, O.P. Heggie, Lillian Roth
The story
The story takes place in France in the Middle Ages. King Louis XI, hoping to enlist the French peasants in his upcoming battle against the Burgundians, appoints François Villon king of France for one day. Despite being successful against the Burgundians, François Villon is sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him...
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Musical, musical film
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