The Beloved Rogue (Blu-ray)
John Barrymore sought to out-swashbuckle Douglas Fairbanks in his breathless depiction of France's rapscallion poet, thief, and vagabond: François Villon (1431-1463). He bounds over the snowy rooftops of Paris, scales a castle tower, and is hurled skyward by the royal catapult—but this is no mere stunt picture. Barrymore wields a simmering sexuality that endows the film with an element of eroticism that perfectly suits Villon, who loved, "France earnestly, Frenchwomen excessively, French wine exclusively." A lavish spectacle boasting the set designs of William Cameron Menzies (The Thief of Bagdad), The Beloved Rogue is Hollywood myth-making at its most ambitious...and entertaining. Following a series of star-making performances in Germany, Conrad Veidt (The Hands of Orlac) made his American film debut as the sinister King Louis XI.
- Commentary by film historian Anthony Slide
- Filmed introduction by Orson Welles
- Alan Crosland - Director
- John Barrymore - Actor
- Conrad Veidt - Actor
- Marceline Day - Actor
- Henry Victor - Actor
- Angelo Rossitto - Actor
- Mack Swain - Actor
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