The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · 1h 41m · Adventure, Romance · United States of America
The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...
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 CromwellBased on the novel by
Anthony Hope6.7Smart score
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1890sbased on novel or bookcastlecoronationdrawbridgeevil brotherfictitious countryheir to the throneidentity swapkidnappingkingkingdommistaken identitymoatmonarchnoble sacrificeorient expressplanned couppower struggleroyaltyswashbucklersword dueltrain traveltreasonunrequited lovevillain
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