The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937
1h 41m
7.5

7.5/10

58 votes • View on IMDb

"The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed..."

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $1,250,000

Revenue: $5,000,000

Language: EN

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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

Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook

Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer

Max the Butler

Wilhelm von Brincken
Wilhelm von Brincken

Krafstein (uncredited)

Key Crew

David O. Selznick
Producer
John L. Balderston
Screenplay
Edward E. Rose
Writer
John Cromwell
Director
Sidney Howard
Writer
Ben Hecht
Writer