CinemaOSMovie · 1937 · 1h 41m · NR
The Prisoner of Zenda

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

75%(62)IMDbRomanceAdventure

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.

Directed byJohn Cromwell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
EN
Released
September 3, 1937
Budget
$1,250,000
Revenue
$5,000,000
Studios
Selznick International Pictures

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Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Original trailer starring Ronald Coleman

Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Original trailer starring Ronald Coleman

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Frau Holf the Cook

Creative team
Directed by
John Cromwell
John Cromwell
Written by
John L. Balderston
John L. Balderston
Edward E. Rose
Produced by
David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick

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