Movie·1937·1h 41m
The Prisoner of Zenda
The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...
Directed By
John Cromwell
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
John L. Balderston, Edward E. Rose, Sidney Howard
Producer
David O. Selznick
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Music
Alfred Newman
Editor
James E. Newcom
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Ronald Colman
Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
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
Philip Sleeman
Albert von Lauengram
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Frau Holf the Cook
Torben Meyer
Max the Butler
Wilhelm von Brincken
Krafstein (uncredited)
Ben Webster
Lord Topham (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Johann (uncredited)
Charles K. French
Bishop (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
David O. Selznick
Producer
John Cromwell
Director
John L. Balderston
Screenplay
Edward E. Rose
Writer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
James E. Newcom
Editor
Sidney Howard
Writer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Ben Hecht
Writer
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