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The Beloved Rogue is a 1927 American silent romantic adventure film, loosely based on the life of the 15th century French poet, François Villon. The film was directed by Alan Crosland for United Artists.
The Beloved Rogue: Directed by Alan Crosland. With John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day, Lawson Butt. François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
- (907)
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Alan Crosland
- 1927-03-12
French 15th-century poet François Villon (John Barrymore) loses his father at a young age, a martyr to the French cause. Villon follows in his father's...
- (12)
- Alan Crosland
- Adventure, History, Drama
- John Barrymore
Despite his own poor assessment of the movie, The Beloved Rogue is a highly entertaining costume adventure and Barrymore performs like a professional athlete, hanging from gargoyles, scuttling up the sides of towers with his bare hands, and enduring horrendous torture by firebrands and flogging. His performance is all the more remarkable in ...
- Alan Crosland
- John Barrymore
A swashbuckling John Barrymore, as 15th century poet Francois Villon, takes on King Louis XI to save his paramour. The Beloved Rogue showcases one of Barrymore's better performances. The great German actor Conrad Veidt (Casablanca) co-stars as the king. Also of note is the...
- 98 min
- 14.3K
- k-otic
One thing is certain: the extraordinary romantic appeal of the film created by Marceline Day makes "The Beloved Rogue" stand out and by far surpasses any other picture of this kind. This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame.
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