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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

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.

Release: 1937-09-03
Runtime: 101 min
Rating: 7.5 / 10
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
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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)