The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1937-09-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (3100 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Anthony Hope (celebrated novel)

John L. Balderston (screen play)

Edward E. Rose (dramatization)

Wells Root (adaptation)

Donald Ogden Stewart (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

This is a classic swashbuckler. Rudolph Rassendyll, Rudolf V's identical distant cousin, is asked to risk his life and impersonate the would-be king when his relative is kidnapped before his impending coronation. If Rudolf V isn't present at the ceremony, he will forfeit the crown to his younger brother. Complications ensue when Princess Flavia, the cousin's betrothed, begins to notice a "personality change" in her fiancè.

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