The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Prisoner of Zenda

A Swashbuckling Adventure In The Grand Style!

6.9 / 10 1952 1h 40mNR English
Adventure

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger

Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V

Lead
Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Princess Flavia

James Mason

James Mason

Rupert of Hentzau

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Col. Zapt

Jane Greer

Jane Greer

Antoinette de Mauban

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

The Cardinal

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Michael, Duke of Strelsau

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Fritz von Tarlenheim

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Thorpe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Prisoner of Zenda is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker