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Feature film — 1937

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

7.51h 41mRomance — Adventure

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.

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A high-signal pick with 62 votes.

Selznick International Pictures

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Director: John Cromwell

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Cast & crew

Ronald Colman as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Ronald Colman

Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll as Princess Flavia

Madeleine Carroll

Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rupert of Hentzau

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor as Antoinette de Mauban

Mary Astor

Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Zapt

C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel Zapt

David Niven as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

David Niven

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey as Black Michael

Raymond Massey

Black Michael

Montagu Love as Detchard

Montagu Love

Detchard

Philip Sleeman as Albert von Lauengram

Philip Sleeman

Albert von Lauengram

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Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook

Torben Meyer as Max the Butler

Torben Meyer

Max the Butler

Wilhelm von Brincken as Krafstein (uncredited)

Wilhelm von Brincken

Krafstein (uncredited)

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