King's Rhapsody (film)
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| King's Rhapsody | |
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1955 theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Based on | musical by Ivor Novello |
| Starring | Errol Flynn Anna Neagle Patrice Wymore |
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| Distributed by | United Artists (US) |
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Release dates
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26 October 1955 (UK) 1957 (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £90,884 (UK)[1] |
King's Rhapsody is a 1955 English musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn and Patrice Wymore. It was based on the musical King's Rhapsody by Ivor Novello.[2]
Cast
- Anna Neagle – Marta Karillos
- Errol Flynn – Richard, King of Laurentia
- Patrice Wymore – Princess Cristiane
- Martita Hunt – Queen Mother
- Finlay Currie – King Paul
- Francis De Wolff – The Prime Minister
- Joan Benham – Countess Astrid
- Reginald Tate – King Peter
- Miles Malleson – Jules
- Edmund Hockridge – The Serenader
Production notes
- The film was the first of what was meant to be a six-film deal over three years worth £2,500,000.[3] The intention was that Flynn and Neagle would form a team along the lines of Neagle's pairing with Michael Wilding, starting with The White Witch of Rose Hall in Jamaica.[4] However this was the last of the two movies they made together.
- Released on VHS home video; not available on DVD
Release
The film disappointed at the box office.[5]
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39104
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- ↑ Tony Thomas, Rudy Behlmer & Clifford McCarty, The Films of Errol Flynn, Citadel Press, 1969 p 206
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). King's Rhapsody at IMDb
- King's Rhapsody at Brit Movie
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