King's Rhapsody

King's Rhapsody (1955)

Flynn plays the exciled Ruritanian king who leaves his mistress to return home to a political marriage. Love versus duty in this enjoyable romantic film.

Date of release
1955-06-07
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Herbert Wilcox

Casting

Interesting facts

King's Rhapsody is a 1955 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn and Patrice Wymore. Wymore was Errol Flynn's wife at the time of filming. It was based on the successful stage musical King's Rhapsody by Ivor Novello.

Production notes

The film was the second from Everest Productions, a company established by Herbert Wilcox. He hoped to sign with Republic but they refused so he signed a deal with British Lion.

The film was the first of what was meant to be a six-film deal over three years worth £2,500,000. 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. However this was the last of the two movies they made together.

The budget consisted of £227,680 for British costs, plus Errol Flynn's fee, plus a Yugoslavian contribution towards location costs.

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