The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

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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.

Released: 1937-09-03
Genres: Romance, Adventure
Runtime: 1h 41m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 62 votes

Directed by John Cromwell.

Top cast

Ronald Colman as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
Madeleine Carroll as Princess Flavia
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rupert of Hentzau
Mary Astor as Antoinette de Mauban
C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Zapt
David Niven as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Raymond Massey as Black Michael
Montagu Love as Detchard
Philip Sleeman as Albert von Lauengram
Eleanor Wesselhoeft as Frau Holf the Cook

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Where to watch The Prisoner of Zenda

United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
Australia: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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