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The Prisoner of Zenda

19377.4 / 10101 min
Romance, Adventure, Drama

Overview

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

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.

Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel Zapt

David Niven

David Niven

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Black Michael

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Detchard

Philip Sleeman

Philip Sleeman

Albert von Lauengram

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Max the Butler

Wilhelm von Brincken

Wilhelm von Brincken

Krafstein (uncredited)

Ben Webster

Ben Webster

Lord Topham (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Johann (uncredited)

Charles K. French

Charles K. French

Bishop (uncredited)

Crew

David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

Producer

John L. Balderston

John L. Balderston

Screenplay

Wells Root

Wells Root

Adaptation

Donald Ogden Stewart

Donald Ogden Stewart

Additional Dialogue

Edward E. Rose

Edward E. Rose

Writer

John Cromwell

John Cromwell

Director

Anthony Hope

Anthony Hope

Novel

Bert Glennon

Bert Glennon

Director of Photography

James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe

Director of Photography

James E. Newcom

James E. Newcom

Editor

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Ernest Dryden

Ernest Dryden

Costume Design

Fred Spencer

Fred Spencer

Assistant Director

Fred Cavens

Fred Cavens

Stunts

Jack Cosgrove

Jack Cosgrove

Special Effects

Donald Ogden Stewart

Donald Ogden Stewart

Dialogue

George Cukor

George Cukor

Co-Director

Sidney Howard

Sidney Howard

Writer

Hal C. Kern

Hal C. Kern

Supervising Editor

Casey Roberts

Casey Roberts

Interior Designer

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Russell Birdwell

Russell Birdwell

Publicist

Edward B. Powell

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

William H. Wright

William H. Wright

Producer's Assistant

Harry Redmond Jr.

Harry Redmond Jr.

Special Effects

Sigvard Bernadotte

Sigvard Bernadotte

Technical Advisor

John M. Nickolaus

John M. Nickolaus

Special Effects

W.S. Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Co-Director

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Writer

Oscar Lagerstrom

Oscar Lagerstrom

Sound Recordist