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19371h 41mNREnglish

The Prisoner of Zenda

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

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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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DirectorJohn Cromwell

Keywords

based on novel or bookkingdomkidnappingcoronationcastlevillainorient expressheir to the thronemistaken identitytreasonroyaltyunrequited lovekingswashbucklersword duelidentity swappower struggletrain travelfictitious countrydrawbridgemonarchevil brotherplanned coup1890snoble sacrificemoat
Budget$1M
Box Office$5M

Cast

Ronald Colman as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Ronald Colman

Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll as Princess Flavia

Madeleine Carroll

Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rupert of Hentzau

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor as Antoinette de Mauban

Mary Astor

Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Zapt

C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel Zapt

David Niven as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

David Niven

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey as Black Michael

Raymond Massey

Black Michael

Montagu Love as Detchard

Montagu Love

Detchard

Philip Sleeman as Albert von Lauengram

Philip Sleeman

Albert von Lauengram

Eleanor Wesselhoeft as Frau Holf the Cook

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook