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If I Were King
“A Cinema Bullseye”
10.0 / 10• 1920• 1h 18m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
J. Gordon Edwards silent adventure melodrama about a famous poet who is allowed to rule France for a week!
Cast & Crew
William Farnum
François Villon
Lead
Betty Ross Clarke
Katherine de Vaucelles
Fritz Leiber
Louis XI
Walter Law
Thibault
HC
Henry Carvill
Triestan
CP
Claude Payton
Montigney
VC
V.V. Clogg
Toison D'Or
HC
Harold Clairmont
Noel
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. J. Gordon Edwards's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. If I Were King is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”