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The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

The Prisoner of Zenda

7.519371h 41mNR

RomanceAdventure

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.

Directed by John Cromwell

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CAST

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Ronald Colman

Ronald ColmanMajor Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine CarrollPrincess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor

Mary AstorAntoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey SmithColonel Zapt

David Niven

David NivenCaptain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey

Raymond MasseyBlack Michael

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