The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed... 1937-09-03 United States of America 101 Min. PG-13
7.5 52 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

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