Romance ·Adventure ·Drama · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 41m

The Prisoner of Zenda

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Director
John Cromwell
Cast
Ronald Colman as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda Madeleine Carroll as Princess Flavia Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rupert of Hentzau Mary Astor as Antoinette de Mauban C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Zapt David Niven as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Crew
James Wong Howe — Director of Photography Bert Glennon — Director of Photography James E. Newcom — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer John L. Balderston — Screenplay Edward E. Rose — Writer
Tagline

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookkingdomkidnappingcoronationcastlevillainorient expressheir to the thronemistaken identitytreasonroyaltyunrequited love
Key Collaborators
John Cromwell Director James Wong Howe Director of Photography Bert Glennon Director of Photography James E. Newcom Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer John L. Balderston Screenplay Edward E. Rose Writer Sidney Howard Writer Ben Hecht Writer Anthony Hope Novel David O. Selznick Producer Ernest Dryden Costume Design
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