Good King Dagobert

Le Bon Roi Dagobert

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.

Director

Pierre Chevalier

Screenplay

Gérard Carlier

Screenplay

Jean Manse

Screenplay

Raymond Castans

Status

Released

Release date

20/11/1963

Original language

French