The Dumbfounded King (movie)
El rey pasmado- User score: 6
- Production country: France, Portugal, Spain
- Producer: Imanol Uribe
- Production companies: Ariane Films, Aiete Films
- Genre: History
- Release date: 11/1/1991
- Run time: 106 min.
Movie description
Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, the most beautiful prostitute of the town and Court. After that, he also wants to see the Queen naked. However, the King, despite the opposition and the scandal of the Church, will not stop until he reaches his wishes.