For this new restoration, the original negative was scanned at 6K and one of the “separation masters” was also scanned and recombined with the negative scans to address color fading in the negative. The Court Jester was shot in Paramount’s trademark “VistaVision” widescreen format, capturing a grander scope of information on the film negative. The film also features one of the funniest wordplay sequences in classic movies including the oft-quoted line, “The pellet with the poison is in the vessel with the pestle the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.” Kaye combines that tongue-twister with another ongoing physical gag that will still make fans laugh heartily 65 years later.įollowing a turn in the classic holiday film White Christmas, Kaye earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical for his leading role in The Court Jester, which was added to the National Film Registry in 2004 and included on the AFI’s list of the 100 Funniest American Movies of All Time. In one of the most memorable physical comedy scenes, when a sorceress hypnotizes him, royal chaos ensues as the jester alternates identities at the snap of a finger - one moment he’s a swordsman with the skill of Errol Flynn and the next a cowering bumbler. In top form in The Court Jester, Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo, to infiltrate the court of an evil villain (the legendary Basil Rathbone). Kaye was a singular talent, with the singing chops of a Broadway star, a mastery of slapstick comedy similar to Jim Carrey or Jerry Lewis and impeccable timing. A riotous combination of physical comedy, wordplay and one-liners, the medieval farce still has the power to elicit laughs (notably without leaning on the crude humor of many modern comedies). The 1956 classic The Court Jester, starring Danny Kaye, is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a new Blu-ray release as part of the “Paramount Presents” line.
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So if you like Kaye, Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Glynnis Johns, munchkins, or just plain clean simple nonsense, along with singing, dancing, secret identities, medieval/renaissance costume films, or humorous fencing.this is the movie for you.Stars Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Angela Lansbury, Basil Rathbone, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Parker and John Carradine.
And oldtimers and movie buffs will recognize many MGM musical supporting actors and actresses who do their best to maintain a straight face thruout Kaye's many antics.how I so wish that they were making "outtakes" in those days. (Kaye and Rathbone provide one of the more humorous rapier battles on screen.) Then there are all the wondrous "little people" that seem to have escaped from Munchkinland. Then there's Angela Lansbury and Glynnis Johns during their starlet phase, and of course, Basil Rathbone as one of the villains. But its all there: the wonderful singing, dancing, humor, bright Hollywood costumes (medieval England in this case), spoofy special effects that one looks for in a Danny Kaye film.not to mention, romance, excitement, double dealing.and the famous "the vessel with the pestle has the pellet with the poison routine.". (The trick is to figure out which one you are looking at to buy). Yes, it's back in print, in both cheap not really digitally remastered format, and wonderful clear pristine remastered format.
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