The Prisoner of Zenda

About The Prisoner of Zenda

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.

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) is a romance film directed by John Cromwell. Its themes are castle, royalty, king, and mistaken identity.

Ronald Colman stars as Major Rudolf Rassendyll, Madeleine Carroll as Princess Flavia, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rupert of Hentzau, and Mary Astor as Antoinette de Mauban. Released in September 1937, it runs 101 minutes.

The screenplay is by Ben Hecht and Edward E. Rose. The story is adapted from a novel.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Princess Diaries, and Stardust make useful companions to The Prisoner of Zenda, all filed under kingdom. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 62 votes and it carries a NR rating.