Stewart Granger
Rudolf Rassendyll/King Rudolf V
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The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc., a 1996 television version, is set in the contemporary United States and revolves around a high school boy who is the heir to a large corporation. The writer, Rodman Gregg, was inspired by the 1937 film version. De speelgoedzaaier, a Spike and Suzy comic by Willy Vandersteen, is loosely based on The Prisoner of Zenda.
- Anthony Hope
- 1894
A classic adventure romance film based on Anthony Hope's novel, starring Ronald Colman as a British cousin who impersonates the king of Ruritania. IMDb provides cast and crew details, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- (5.1K)
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell, W.S. Van Dyke
- 1937-09-03
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. This version is widely considered the best of the many film adaptations of the novel and play.
A colorful and entertaining adaptation of the classic adventure novel about a double role in a fictional kingdom. Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr and James Mason star in this swashbuckling romance with a twist of mystery and intrigue.
- (4K)
- Adventure, Mystery, Romance
- Richard Thorpe
- 1952-11-14
The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure film version of the 1894 novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the 1937 sound version and the 1922 silent. This first color version, made by Loew's and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman .
Article History. The Prisoner of Zenda, novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. This popular late-Victorian romance relates the adventures of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman living in Ruritania who impersonates the king in order to save him from a treasonous plot. Although the story is improbable, it is saved by Hope’s high-spirited ...
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When the rival to the throne, Black Michael of Strelsau, attempts to seize power by imprisoning Elphberg in the Castle of Zenda, Rassendyll is obliged to impersonate the King to uphold the rightful sovereignty and ensure political stability. Rassendyll endures a trial of strength in his encounters with the notorious Rupert of Hentzau, and a ...
