The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

1937-09-03 · 101 min · Rating 7.50/10 (58 votes)

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.

Adventure Drama Romance

Keywords

1890s based on novel or book castle coronation drawbridge evil brother fictitious country heir to the throne identity swap kidnapping king kingdom mistaken identity moat monarch noble sacrifice orient express planned coup power struggle royalty swashbuckler sword duel train travel treason unrequited love villain

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