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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Drama Romance Adventure

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

Release Date: 1937, September 3
Directors: John Cromwell
Countries: United States of America
Production: Selznick International Pictures, Selznick International Pictures
Cast: Torben Meyer, David Niven, C. Aubrey Smith, Byron Foulger, Ronald Colman, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor, Montagu Love, Madeleine Carroll, Ben Webster, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Wilhelm von Brincken

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book power struggle villain kidnapping royalty castle treason kingdom king drawbridge moat unrequited love swashbuckler fictitious country mistaken identity train travel identity swap heir to the throne 1890s orient express sword duel noble sacrifice coronation evil brother monarch planned coup