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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.
The Beloved Rogue (1927) Adventure, Drama, History Silent Film. Cult Cinema Classics. 1.4M subscribers. 283. 10K views 2 years ago. François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in...
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...
"The Beloved Rogue" is a very entertaining picture, which was created to rival the swashbucklers starring Douglas Fairbanks. Whether it succeeds in being equal to "Robin Hood", for example, as far as the hero's physical exploits are concerned, is a matter of viewer's taste.
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 footsteps, fighting ardently for his ...
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.
