If I Were King Blu-ray

Kino Lorber have dated their upcoming Blu-ray release of Frank Lloyd’s If I Were King (1938), starring Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, and C.V. France. The release will be available for purchase on February 7.

Description: Set in 15th-century Paris, a rogue poet matches wits with a crafty king and leads the Empire to victory in the spectacular romantic adventure If I Were King. Screen great Ronald Colman (Lost Horizon, A Double Life) is at his swashbuckling best as Franois Villon and Basil Rathbone (The Mad Doctor) gives a superb Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Supporting Actor as Louis XI, a tyrant with a besieged city on the verge of revolt. When a twist of fate makes Villon the chief constable, the king gives him a week to save the city and win the love of a beautiful princess (Frances Dee, The Crime of the Century)or die! Deliciously wicked repartee abounds in the lavish, fast-paced excitement, which legendary writer Preston Sturges (The Great McGinty) claimed as one of his finest achievements. Directed by Frank Lloyd (Mutiny on the Bounty, The Last Command).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• NEW Audio Commentary by critic Julie Kirgo
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles