The Prisoner of Zenda
The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...
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9/3/1937Runtime
101 minsOverview
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,250,000Revenue
$5,000,000Homepage
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A swashbuckling adventure that balances thrilling sword-play and political intrigue with genuine romantic yearning. A commoner pretending to be king finds himself caught between duty and desire, torn between protecting the crown and winning a heart he can never have.
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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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