The King's Jester

FERRUCIO TAGLIAVINI sings the glorious arias of Guiseppe Verdi's "RIGOLETTO"

Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film tells about a hunchbacked clown whose beautiful daughter falls in love with the lecherous king.

Drama

Michel Simon

(Rigoletto)

María Mercader

(Gilda)

Rossano Brazzi

(Francesco I)

Doris Duranti

(Margot)

Paola Barbara

(Duchess Di Cosse)

Franco Coop

(Duke Di Cosse)

Juan de Landa

(Sparafucile)

Elli Parvo

(The Gypsy Girl)

Loredana

(Diana de St. Vallier)

Carlo Ninchi

(Count de St. Vallier)

Corrado Racca

(Signor de Brion)

Guido Morisi

(Duke de la Tour)

Gemma d'Alba

(Signora De Pardaillan)

Giacomo Moschini

(Signor de Pardaillan)

Edoardo Toniolo

(Maret, the poet)

Gildo Bocci

(The Grand Vizir)

Adele Garavaglia

(Costanza, a governess)

Amina Pirani Maggi

(Berarda, Gilda's Governess)

Cesare Fantoni

(Sgt. Roland)

Edoardo Toniolo

(Marot, the poet)

Liana Del Balzo

(Marquesa)

Oreste Fares

(St. Vallier's Servant)

Edda Soligo

(Friend of the Duchess)

Aldo Silvani

(Executioner)

Fausto Guerzoni

(Gypsy #1)

Giovanni Onorato

(Gypsy #2)

Renato Chiantoni

(Gypsy #3)

Cesare Polisello

(Gypsy #4)

Oreste Biancoli

(Courtier)

Stanis Cappello

(Courtier)

Ruggero Capodaglio

(Courtier)

Evaristo Signorini

(Courtier)

Alfredo di Antoni

(Courtier)

Giulio Battiferri

(A Kidnapper)