The Prisoner of Zenda
The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...
An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.
- Genre: Romance, Adventure, Drama
- Studio: Selznick International Pictures
- Keyword: based on novel or book, kingdom, kidnapping, coronation, castle, villain, orient express, heir to the throne, mistaken identity, treason, royalty, unrequited love, king, swashbuckler, sword duel, identity swap, power struggle, train travel, fictitious country, draw bridge, monarch, evil brother, planned coup, 1890s, noble sacrifice, moat
- Cast: Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, David Niven