The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...
1937 · NR · 1h 41m · Romance, Adventure, Drama
Genres: Romance, Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: John Cromwell
Writers: John L. Balderston, Anthony Hope, Edward E. Rose
Music by: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: James Wong Howe, Bert Glennon
Editor: James E. Newcom
Box office: $5M · Budget: $1M · Rated 7.5/10 by 61 viewers
Cast
Ronald Colman as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of ZendaMadeleine Carroll as Princess FlaviaDouglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rupert of HentzauMary Astor as Antoinette de MaubanC. Aubrey Smith as Colonel ZaptDavid Niven as Captain Fritz von TarlenheimRaymond Massey as Black MichaelMontagu Love as DetchardPhilip Sleeman as Albert von LauengramEleanor Wesselhoeft as Frau Holf the CookTorben Meyer as Max the ButlerWilhelm von Brincken as Krafstein (uncredited)More like this
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