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Picnic Under A Gibbet

Picnic Under A Gibbet

A Court Jester and a Town Fool have a picnic with a dead king and a plague doctor.

Genres

Comedy

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From the director RICHARD CORSO, FISH (2016), THE SALESMAN (2018) and CASSIDY BLUES (2020) and adapted from the short story by GREGORY FERBRACHE. PICNIC UNDER A GIBBET is a political satire about a court jester (SEAN MICHAEL CUMMINGS) a town fool (CODY DERMON) and a traveling plague doctor (LEONARD BARRETT JR) who enjoy a nice picnic under the corpse of the previous king.

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Budget

$5000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

18 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

12 September 2021

Country

Cast

Cody Dermon

Cody Dermon

The Fool

Sean Michael Cummings

Sean Michael Cummings

The Jester

Leonard Barrett Jr.

Leonard Barrett Jr.

The Doctor

Terry Burnsed

Terry Burnsed

The Narrator

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