A King in New York

Synopsis

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

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When & where

Streaming on

• Amazon Prime Video↗
• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗
• Criterion Channel↗
• HBO Max↗
• Amazon Prime Video with Ads↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Charlie Chaplin
  as King Shahdov
• 
  Maxine Audley
  as Queen Irene
• 
  Jerry Desmonde
  as Prime Minister Voudel
• 
  Oliver Johnston
  as Ambassador Jaume
• 
  Dawn Addams
  as Ann Kay - TV Specialist
• 
  Sidney James
  as Johnson - TV Advertiser

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