Film
The Vagabond King
1930· 1h 44m· Music· Romance
“Paramount Pictures presents the 100% Technicolor All-Talking, All-Singing Musical Romance!”
The story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve. His hanging will be postponed for 24 hours, and in that time he must defeat the invading Burgundians and win the love of the beautiful Katherine.
1930-02-17
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Key Crew
DirectorLudwig Berger
ScreenplayHerman J. Mankiewicz
ProducerAdolph Zukor
Director of PhotographyHenry W. Gerrard
Full cast & crew (25 cast · 13 crew)
Details
Released1930-02-17
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
Budget$1M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.9/10 · 9 votes
Original languageen
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