The Court Jester

1956 film by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Movie film Q741167
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The Court Jester

Summary

The Court Jester is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Court Jester's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Court Jester's director is recorded as Melvin Frank[4].
  • The Court Jester's director is recorded as Norman Panama[5].
  • The Court Jester's screenwriter is recorded as Melvin Frank[6].
  • The Court Jester's composer is recorded as Sylvia Fine[7].
  • The Court Jester's genre is recorded as musical film[8].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Danny Kaye[9].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Glynis Johns[10].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Basil Rathbone[11].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Angela Lansbury[12].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Cecil Parker[13].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Mildred Natwick[14].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Edward Ashley-Cooper[15].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Michael Pate[16].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as John Carradine[17].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Robert Middleton[18].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Herbert Rudley[19].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Alan Napier[20].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Lewis Martin[21].
  • The Court Jester's cast member is recorded as Billy Curtis[22].
  • The Court Jester's producer is recorded as Melvin Frank[23].
  • The Court Jester's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281151002094830280004[24].
  • The Court Jester's director of photography is recorded as Ray June[25].
  • The Court Jester's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049096[26].
  • The Court Jester's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Court Jester's producer is recorded as Melvin Frank[23]. Directors include Melvin Frank[4] and Norman Panama[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Melvin Frank[6]. Cast members include Danny Kaye[9], Glynis Johns[10], Basil Rathbone[11], Angela Lansbury[12], Cecil Parker[13], and Mildred Natwick[14].

Publication

The Court Jester's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Its genre is recorded as musical film[8]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[27].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[30] and 8/10[31].

Why It Matters

The Court Jester ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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