Major Rudolf Rassendyll/The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 American black-and-white adventure film based on Anthony Hope's 1894 novel of the same name and the 1896 play. A lookalike has to step in when his royal distant relative is kidnapped to prevent his coronation.
The Prisoner of Zenda: Directed by John Cromwell, W.S. Van Dyke. With Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey. An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell, W.S. Van Dyke
- 1937-09-03
Brief Synopsis. An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.
Nov 12, 2013 · Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ("Gunga Din") and Oscar-winner Ronald Colman ("A Tale of Two Cities") star in this swashbuckling adventure about an Englishman whose resemblance to the king of a small...
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- 7.2K
- Warner Movies On Demand
The Prisoner of Zenda, American adventure film, released in 1937, that was based on a stage adaptation of Anthony Hope’s 1894 novel of the same name. Rudolf Rassendyll (played by Ronald Colman) is an Englishman vacationing in an unnamed central European country, where he attracts stares from locals.
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An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped. John Cromwell. Director.
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) In director John Cromwell's and David O. Selznick's escapist, historical costume drama - a classic production and adaptation of Anthony Hope's 1894 swashbuckling adventure novel and a masquerade-type story (with a dual role) -- with superb production values, a fantastic supporting cast, a richly-textured script, and ...
