Francis the First
1937
1h 40min
5.7Comedy
Fantasy
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Overview
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
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Who directed Francis the First?
Francis the First was directed by Christian-Jaque.
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Francis the First runs for 1h 40min, and was released in 1937.
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