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Francis the First (1937)

Francis the First (1937)

Comedy Fantasy
Release Date: 1937, February 17
Directors: Christian-Jaque
Countries: France
Production: Les Productions Calamy
Cast: Alexandre Rignault, Alice Tissot, Fernandel, Jean Marconi, Pierre Ferval, Paul Faivre, René Génin, Charles Lemontier, Mona Goya, Nicolas Amato, Alexandre Mihalesco, Henri Valbel

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.

Keywords:

time travel torture renaissance hypnosis seeing the future king of france inquisition french history