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The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

19377.51h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Cromwell
Written by John L. Balderston, Anthony Hope, Edward E. Rose
Produced by David O. Selznick
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $5.0M

Top Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel Zapt

David Niven

David Niven

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Black Michael

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Detchard

Philip Sleeman

Philip Sleeman

Albert von Lauengram

E

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookkingdomkidnappingcoronationcastlevillainorient expressheir to the thronemistaken identitytreasonroyaltyunrequited lovekingswashbucklersword duelidentity swappower struggletrain travelfictitious countrydrawbridgemonarchevil brotherplanned coup1890snoble sacrificemoat

About The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda is a romance, adventure, drama film released in 1937 exploring themes of based on novel or book, kingdom, kidnapping, coronation, castle, villain. Directed by John Cromwell, it stars Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. 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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