The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Based on The Prisoner of Zenda
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Details
- Years
- 1937
- Release date
- 1937-09-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (61 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- kingdom
- kidnapping
- coronation
- castle
- villain
- orient express
- heir to the throne
- mistaken identity
- treason
- royalty
- unrequited love
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1938 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1938 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Raymond Massey
as Black Michael
Montagu Love
as Detchard
Philip Sleeman
as Albert von Lauengram
- EW
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
as Frau Holf the Cook
Directed by John Cromwell