I'd love to have been a fly on the wall at the production meeting when Michael Curtiz and Pat Duggan came up with this concept - a sort of "Camelot" meets "Quentin Durward" musical effort that is not as bad as you might think! We have here a lavish looking historical melodrama featuring Maltese tenor Oreste Kirkop as "Villon", a popular fellow amongst the people who is elected "King of the Vagabonds". Meantime the…
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Kathryn Grayson
Catherine de Vaucelles
Oreste Kirkop
François Villon (as Oreste)
Rita Moreno
Huguette
Cedric Hardwicke
Tristan
Walter Hampden
King Louis XI
Leslie Nielsen
Thibault d'Aussigny
William Prince
Rene de Montigny
Jack Lord
Ferrebouc
Gavin Gordon
Majordomo
Ralph Clanton
Duke of Anjou
Joel Ashley
Duke of Normandy
Clancy Cooper
Gaoler
Phyllis Newman
Lulu
Jeanette Miller
Lady in Waiting
Larry Pennell
Soldier
Vincent Price
Narrator (voice)
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FAQ about The Vagabond King
What is The Vagabond King about?
Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous nobles who rally around him.
When was The Vagabond King released?
The Vagabond King was released in 1956.
What genres does The Vagabond King belong to?
The Vagabond King is categorised as Romance, Music, History.
Who stars in The Vagabond King?
The cast of The Vagabond King includes Kathryn Grayson, Oreste Kirkop, Rita Moreno, Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden.