King's Rhapsody (film)
| King's Rhapsody | |
|---|---|
 1955 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Errol Flynn Anna Neagle Patrice Wymore |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists (US) |
Release dates | 26 October 1955 (UK) 1957 (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £90,884 (UK)[1] |
King's Rhapsody is a 1955 English musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn and Patrice Wymore. It was based on the musical King's Rhapsody by Ivor Novello.[2]
Cast
- Anna Neagle as Marta Karillos
- Errol Flynn as Richard, King of Laurentia
- Patrice Wymore as Princess Cristiane
- Martita Hunt as Queen Mother
- Finlay Currie as King Paul
- Francis De Wolff as The Prime Minister
- Joan Benham as Countess Astrid
- Reginald Tate as King Peter
- Miles Malleson as Jules
- Edmund Hockridge as The Serenader
Production notes
- The film was the first of what was meant to be a six-film deal over three years worth £2,500,000.[3] The intention was that Flynn and Neagle would form a team along the lines of Neagle's pairing with Michael Wilding, starting with The White Witch of Rose Hall in Jamaica.[4] However this was the last of the two movies they made together.
- Released on VHS home video; available on DVD in the UK since 2014
The film was not a success.[5]
Release
The film disappointed at the box office.[6]
References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39104
- ^ "Errol Flynn's Big Film Deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 15 October 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "FINCH'S BIG CHANCE IN U.K. FILM". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1955. p. 38. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. p. 157-158.
- ^ Tony Thomas, Rudy Behlmer & Clifford McCarty, The Films of Errol Flynn, Citadel Press, 1969 p 206
External links
- King's Rhapsody at IMDb
- King's Rhapsody at Brit Movie
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