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The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 4, 1952

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Adventure, History

User Score

68%

Original Title

The Prisoner of Zenda

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Richard Thorpe

Budget

$1,700,000

Revenue

$5,600,000

Description

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.