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The Prisoner of Zenda( 1952)

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A Swashbuckling Adventure In The Grand Style!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Stewart Granger

      Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V

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      Deborah Kerr

      Princess Flavia

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      Louis Calhern

      Col. Zapt

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      Jane Greer

      Antoinette de Mauban

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      Lewis Stone

      The Cardinal

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      Robert Douglas

      Michael, Duke of Strelsau

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      Robert Coote

      Fritz von Tarlenheim

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      Peter Brocco

      Johann

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      Francis Pierlot

      Josef

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      James Mason

      Rupert of Hentzau

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Sep 09 2022
    From Alfred Newman's opening music through the first ten minutes of this, it's pretty much a carbon copy of the 1937 version of Sir Anthony Hope's story. The only difference is that it's Stewart Granger playing the dashing "Rassendyll" who arrives in the European kingdom of Ruritania just as it's king is to be crowned. He's puzzled by his welcome but a walk in the forest soon makes the reasons for that clear when he meets "Col. Zapt" (Louis Calhern) and his boss - the King - who looks like his identical twin. Back to his hunting lodge they go for a glass of wine and next thing he wakes up in th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1700000.00

    Revenue

    5600000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • kingdom
    • heir to the throne
    • mistaken identity
    • remake
    • royalty
    • identity swap
    • fictitious country