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The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 3, 1937

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Romance, Adventure, Drama

User Score

75%

Original Title

The Prisoner of Zenda

Production Companies

Selznick International Pictures

Director

John Cromwell

Budget

$1,250,000

Revenue

$5,000,000

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.