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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Overview

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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John Cromwell profile
John Cromwell

Director

John L. Balderston profile
John L. Balderston

Screenplay

Cast

Ronald Colman profile
Ronald Colman

Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll profile
Madeleine Carroll

Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. profile
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor profile
Mary Astor

Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith profile
C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel Zapt

David Niven profile
David Niven

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey profile
Raymond Massey

Black Michael

Montagu Love profile
Montagu Love

Detchard

Philip Sleeman profile
Philip Sleeman

Albert von Lauengram

Eleanor Wesselhoeft profile
Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook

Torben Meyer profile
Torben Meyer

Max the Butler

Wilhelm von Brincken profile
Wilhelm von Brincken

Krafstein (uncredited)

Ronald Colman profile
Ronald Colman

Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll profile
Madeleine Carroll

Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. profile
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor profile
Mary Astor

Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith profile
C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel Zapt

David Niven profile
David Niven

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey profile
Raymond Massey

Black Michael

Montagu Love profile
Montagu Love

Detchard

Philip Sleeman profile
Philip Sleeman

Albert von Lauengram

Eleanor Wesselhoeft profile
Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Frau Holf the Cook

Torben Meyer profile
Torben Meyer

Max the Butler

Wilhelm von Brincken profile
Wilhelm von Brincken

Krafstein (uncredited)

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Release Date

September 3, 1937

Original Language

English, French

Budget

$1,250,000.00

Production Company

Selznick International Pictures logo

Available On

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Videos

Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Original trailer starring Ronald Coleman thumbnail
Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Original trailer starring Ronald Coleman

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