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Delusions of Grandeur
1971
· Movie
· 108 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
60–85
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85.
See the most agreed on films →In 17th-century Spain, a arrogant and bankrupt king imposes cruel taxes on his subjects. His long-suffering queen secretly hires a witty and cunning commoner to become the new royal valet. His mission is to undermine the king's excesses from within the court, using his cleverness to outsmart the monarch and relieve the people's burden.
Details
- Director
- Gérard Oury
- Writers
- Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury, Marcel Jullian
- Studio
- Gaumont, Mars Film, Coral Films, Orion Filmproduktion
- Released
- 8 December 1971
- Country
- France, Spain, Italy, Germany
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- PG
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