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King's Rhapsody

  • 19551955
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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4.9/10
132
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Errol Flynn and Anna Neagle in King's Rhapsody (1955)
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Musical
Richard, son of the King of Laurentia, who has been living in Monte Carlo with Martha Karrillos for several years because his parents refused to accept this unroyal affair, is called to assu... Read allRichard, son of the King of Laurentia, who has been living in Monte Carlo with Martha Karrillos for several years because his parents refused to accept this unroyal affair, is called to assume his duties after his father's death. He is expected to marry the princess of an allied ... Read allRichard, son of the King of Laurentia, who has been living in Monte Carlo with Martha Karrillos for several years because his parents refused to accept this unroyal affair, is called to assume his duties after his father's death. He is expected to marry the princess of an allied country and produce with her an heir to the throne. Will he give up his true love?
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
132
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  • Director
    • Herbert Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Ivor Novello(play)
    • Pamela Bower(screenplay)
    • Christopher Hassall(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anna Neagle
    • Errol Flynn
    • Patrice Wymore
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  • Director
    • Herbert Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Ivor Novello(play)
    • Pamela Bower(screenplay)
    • Christopher Hassall(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anna Neagle
    • Errol Flynn
    • Patrice Wymore
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Anna Neagle
    Anna Neagle
    • Marta Karillosas Marta Karillos
    Errol Flynn
    Errol Flynn
    • Richard, King of Laurentiaas Richard, King of Laurentia
    Patrice Wymore
    Patrice Wymore
    • Princess Cristianeas Princess Cristiane
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Queen Motheras Queen Mother
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • King Paulas King Paul
    Francis De Wolff
    • The Prime Ministeras The Prime Minister
    Joan Benham
    Joan Benham
    • Countess Astridas Countess Astrid
    Reginald Tate
    Reginald Tate
    • King Peteras King Peter
    Miles Malleson
    Miles Malleson
    • Julesas Jules
    Edmund Hockridge
    • The Serenaderas The Serenader
    • (voice)
    Brian Franklin
    • Boy Kingas Boy King
    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Richard's Companion in Theatre Boxas Richard's Companion in Theatre Box
    • (uncredited)
    Alfie Bass
    Alfie Bass
    • Man in Crowdas Man in Crowd
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Beradi
    • Ballet Patronas Ballet Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Lionel Blair
    Lionel Blair
    • Dancer in Fantasy Balletas Dancer in Fantasy Ballet
    • (uncredited)
    Jon Gregory
    • Dancer in Fantasy Balletas Dancer in Fantasy Ballet
    • (uncredited)
    Nosher Powell
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        • Director
          • Herbert Wilcox
        • Writers
          • Ivor Novello(play)
          • Pamela Bower(screenplay)
          • Christopher Hassall(screenplay)
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        • Trivia
          A Catalan surprise--this picture was shot in Barcelona and its surroundings. Laurentia's royal palace is actually the Palau Reial de Pedralbes and the statue of Queen Isabel II is in front of the Palau showing the people the King-to-be Alfonso XII in her arms; the big fountain at the palace gardens is in fact farther on, located at the Ciutadella park, and the exterior of the "cathedral" where the royal wedding takes place is in reality Sitges' coastal village humble church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla.
        • Quotes

          Richard, King of Laurentia: Oh, no, don't tell me the old goat's dead?

          Queen Mother: Richard, I cannot allow you to call your late father old.

        • Crazy credits
          Opening card: "Guarded by immemorial mountain peaks, gaunt and forbidding, the stronghold of the storm, Laurentia is a country of strange contrasts - the tenderness of romance, the venom of intrigue - and here, beneath these bastions of rock, we lay our story."
        • Connections
          Referenced in As Time Goes By: The Wedding (2002)

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        5/10
        Wooden acting and jumbled screenplay do this movie in
        'King's Rhapsody" is a musical play and drama that paired Errol Flynn and Anna Neagle for the second time. Their first film, "Let's Make Up" (originally, "Lilacs in Spring") of 1954 was a moderate success. It had a good plot and screenplay to support it, with roles that suited the leads for their ages and appearances at the time. But, the same can't be said about this film. "Rhapsody" is supposed to be based on a successful stage musical of the same title, by Ivor Novello. I don't know if the screenplay of this film follows the play well or not, but the story comes across as a dull jumble of what seemed liked a good idea for a plot. It bombed at the box office, and Herbert Wilcox didn't make the another four films that had been planned for his wife, Neaggle, and Flynn.

        One suspects that the script had something to do with that, and it is all too obvious that the cast had a great deal to do with it - especially the two leads. There is no chemistry whatsoever between Neagle's Marta Kariloss and Flynn's Richard, heir to the throne of the mythical kingdom of Laurentia. Both seem quite wooden in their roles, except for Neagle's musical parts. Flynn is especially wooden and almost emotionless.

        Flynn was just 46 years old when this film came out, yet he looked like a haggard man in his late 50s or even early 60s. Many leading men of Hollywood aged moderately so that with touches of makeup they could still play handsome, young middle-aged roles. An excellent example is Cary Grant - at age 60, in "That Touch of Mink" with Doris Day. Grant looks like a man of 40 who's just starting to get the slight touch of white on the front side edges of his full head of hair. While Cary Grant had also been married a few times, his lifestyle was not wild and flamboyant as was Flynn's. Heavy drinking, partying, drugs and notorious sex exploits had caught up Flynn. Four years after this, Flynn would die of a heart attack - at age 50.

        At the time of this movie, Flynn was married to the second female lead, Patrice Wymore. It is principally her performance as Princess Cristiane and that of Martita Hunt as Queen Mother that save this film from being a total dud.

        Here are the better lines from this movie.

        Richard, "Oh, no, don't tell me the old goat's dead?" Queen Mother, "Richard, I cannot allow you to call your late father old."

        Queen Mother, "Richard, you were born to be king. Time has come to face your responsibility."

        King Peter, "I, uh, already signed your marriage contract." Princess Christiane, "Father, do you mean you signed my marriage contract?"

        Lombardo, The Prime Minister, "I have already made my humble suggestions to his royal highness, but he was not very polite." Queen Mother, "He called you...?" Lombardo, "Yes, your majesty." Queen Moher, "It's that beard of yours, Lombardo."

        Queen Mother, "Why must you be so bitter?" Richard, "Bitter? I haven't got a bitter bone in my body."

        Queen Mother, "Richard, for over a thousand years, the new heir to the throne has been shown to the people from the balcony of the palace - by his father." Richard, "Hmm! My father missed a great chance - he could have dropped me."

        Queen Mother, "If you don't abdicate, you will be murdered." Richard, "Heh, mothers, kings are never murdered. We're always assassinated."
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        • Release date
          • May 7, 1956 (Sweden)
        • Country of origin
          • United Kingdom
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • La amante del rey
        • Filming locations
          • Sitges, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
        • Production company
          • Herbert Wilcox Productions
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 33 minutes
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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