The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

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The Prisoner of Zenda on IMDb 7.7/10 3,620 votes

Released:
1937-09-03

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.

Director:
John Cromwell

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Romance, Adventure, Drama

  • Cast:
  • 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