The Prisoner of Zenda
“The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...”
1937•NR•1h 41m•7.5•Released
RomanceAdventure
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.
Director
John Cromwell
Writer
John L. Balderston, Edward E. Rose, Sidney Howard, Ben Hecht
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
French, English
Studio
Selznick International Pictures
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)
Production
Company
Selznick International Pictures
Producer
David O. Selznick
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