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The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Prisoner of Zenda 1952 Directed by Richard Thorpe

A Swashbuckling Adventure In The Grand Style!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Adventure
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1,700,000
Revenue $5,600,000
Release Date 4 November 1952
100 mins
Cast
Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr Princess Flavia
James Mason
James Mason Rupert of Hentzau
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern Col. Zapt
Jane Greer
Jane Greer Antoinette de Mauban
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone The Cardinal
Robert Douglas
Robert Douglas Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Robert Coote
Robert Coote Fritz von Tarlenheim
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco Johann
Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot Josef
Jay Adler
Jay Adler
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
John Goldsworthy
John Goldsworthy
Thomas Browne Henry
Thomas Browne Henry
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
Stanley Logan
Stanley Logan
Stephen Roberts
Stephen Roberts
Bud Wolfe
Bud Wolfe
Crew
Director
Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Writers
Edward E. Rose
Edward E. Rose
John L. Balderston
John L. Balderston
Noel Langley
Noel Langley
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Cinematography
Joseph Ruttenberg
Joseph Ruttenberg
Composer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Editor
George Boemler
George Boemler
Original Writer
Anthony Hope
Anthony Hope
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters
Hans Peters
Set Decoration
Richard Pefferle
Richard Pefferle
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Hairstylist
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Assistant Director
Sid Sidman
Sid Sidman