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The Prisoner of Zenda
“The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...”
7.5 / 10• 1937• 1h 41m•NR• English
RomanceAdventureDrama
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
Ronald Colman
Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Cromwell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Prisoner of Zenda is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
