inventor,kingdom,pope,polygamy,parody,elementary school,punishment,sword fight,brother against brother,female spy,disguise,middle ages (476-1453),anachronism,pupil,1960s,french history

Good King Dagobert (1963)

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Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.

Cast & Crew

Director
Pierre Chevalier
  • Profile picture of Fernandel
    M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert Fernandel
  • Profile picture of Gino Cervi
    Saint Éloi Gino Cervi
  • Profile picture of Darío Moreno
    Charibert Darío Moreno
  • Profile picture of Marthe Mercadier
    Mme Pelletan / Gomatrude Marthe Mercadier
  • Profile picture of Jean Tissier
    Le grand connétable Jean Tissier
  • Profile picture of Michel Galabru
    Pépin Michel Galabru
  • Profile picture of Pierre Doris
    Césaric la Crapule Pierre Doris
  • Profile picture of Georges Lycan
    L'espion de grande taille Georges Lycan

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Keywords

  • inventor
  • kingdom
  • pope
  • polygamy
  • parody
  • elementary school
  • punishment
  • sword fight
  • brother against brother
  • female spy
  • disguise
  • middle ages (476-1453)
  • anachronism
  • pupil
  • 1960s
  • french history