The Prisoner of Zenda
“The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...”
7.5(62)NR19371h 41mEN
Directed by John Cromwell
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.
Details
based on novel or bookkingdomkidnappingcoronationcastlevillainorient expressheir to the thronemistaken identitytreasonroyaltyunrequited love
Budget $1.3MBox office $5.0M
