François Villon
Villon's life has been portrayed multiple times in film. "If I Were King" is a silent film from 1920, starring William Farnum. The 1938 version of "If I Were King" was adapted by Preston Sturges from Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 play and novel; the film was directed by Frank Lloyd and starred Basil Rathbone and Frances Dee, Ronald Colman played François Villon. McCarthy's play was adapted again in 1945 with "François Villon", a French historical drama film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Serge Reggiani, Jean-Roger Caussimon, and Henri Crémieux. The television biography "François Villon" was made in 1981 in West Germany, with Jörg Pleva in the title role.