From Alfred Newman's opening music through the first ten minutes of this, it's pretty much a carbon copy of the 1937 version of Sir Anthony Hope's story. The only difference is that it's Stewart Granger playing the dashing "Rassendyll" who arrives in the European kingdom of Ruritania just as it's king is to be crowned. He's puzzled by his welcome but a walk in the forest soon makes the reasons for that clear when he…
A Swashbuckling Adventure In The Grand Style!
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.
Top Cast
Stewart Granger
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V
Deborah Kerr
Princess Flavia
James Mason
Rupert of Hentzau
Louis Calhern
Col. Zapt
Jane Greer
Antoinette de Mauban
Lewis Stone
The Cardinal
Robert Douglas
Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Robert Coote
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Peter Brocco
Johann
Francis Pierlot
Josef
Jay Adler
Kathleen Freeman
John Goldsworthy
Thomas Browne Henry
Doris Lloyd
Stanley Logan
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What is The Prisoner of Zenda about?
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…
When was The Prisoner of Zenda released?
The Prisoner of Zenda was released in 1952.
What genres does The Prisoner of Zenda belong to?
The Prisoner of Zenda is categorised as Adventure.
Who stars in The Prisoner of Zenda?
The cast of The Prisoner of Zenda includes Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Jane Greer.