
The King's Jester 1941
"FERRUCIO TAGLIAVINI sings the glorious arias of Guiseppe Verdi's "RIGOLETTO""
Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film tells about a hunchbacked clown whose beautiful daughter falls in love with the lecherous king.
Director: Mario Bonnard
Cast

Michel Simon
Rigoletto

María Mercader
Gilda

Rossano Brazzi
Francesco I

Doris Duranti
Margot

Paola Barbara
Duchess Di Cosse
Franco Coop
Duke Di Cosse

Juan de Landa
Sparafucile

Elli Parvo
The Gypsy Girl

Loredana
Diana de St. Vallier

Carlo Ninchi
Count de St. Vallier