The Prisoner of Zenda
7.5
1937
1h 41m
MovieRomanceAdventureDrama
“The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...”
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
Details
Director
John Cromwell
Writers
John L. Balderston, Edward E. Rose, Sidney Howard, Ben Hecht
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1M
Box Office
$5M
Production
Selznick International Pictures
Top Billed
Cast
Ronald Colman
Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
Madeleine Carroll
Princess Flavia
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Rupert of Hentzau
Mary Astor
Antoinette de Mauban
C. Aubrey Smith
Colonel Zapt
David Niven
Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Raymond Massey
Black Michael
Montagu Love
Detchard
Philip Sleeman
Albert von Lauengram
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Frau Holf the Cook
Torben Meyer
Max the Butler
Wilhelm von Brincken
Krafstein (uncredited)
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