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The Vagabond King | |
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Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Written by | Ken Englund Brian Hooker (book of stage musical) Noel Langley |
Produced by | Pat Duggan |
Starring | Kathryn Grayson Oreste Kirkop Rita Moreno Sir Cedric Hardwicke Walter Hampden Leslie Nielsen |
Cinematography | Robert Burks |
Edited by | Arthur P. Schmidt |
Music by | Rudolf Friml (Operetta) Johnny Burke Brian Hooker |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.4 million (US)[1] |
The Vagabond King is a 1956 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Kathryn Grayson, Rita Moreno, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden, Leslie Nielsen, and Maltese singer Oreste Kirkop in his only feature film role. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is an adaptation of the 1925 operetta The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml. Hampden plays King Louis XI. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.