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Good King Dagobert (1963)

  • Comedy

Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.

Rating
7.2 / 10 (6 votes)
Release date
November 20, 1963
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
French
Director
Pierre Chevalier
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • FernandelM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
  • Gino CerviSaint Éloi
  • Darío MorenoCharibert
  • Marthe MercadierMme Pelletan / Gomatrude
  • Jean TissierLe grand connétable
  • Michel GalabruPépin
  • Pierre DorisCésaric la Crapule
  • Georges LycanL'espion de grande taille
  • Henri VirlogeuxL'instituteur
  • Max AmylLe père supérieur
  • Alain MoratBébert / Sigisbert
  • Rivers CadetUn faux pélerin

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