The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937 · 101 min · EN · NR · 7.5 (62 votes)
Dir. John Cromwell · Starring Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, David Niven · Music Alfred Newman

“The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...”

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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.

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A thrilling adventure filled with daring escapes, mistaken identities, and grand romance. It's a classic tale of loyalty and duty set against a backdrop of royal intrigue and swashbuckling action.

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based on novel or bookkingdomkidnappingcoronationcastlevillainorient expressheir to the thronemistaken identitytreasonroyaltyunrequited lovekingswashbucklersword duelidentity swappower struggletrain travel
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