The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 American black-and-white adventure film based on Anthony Hope's 1894 novel 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.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Directed by John Cromwell / W.S. Van Dyke
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Swashbuckler Film |
Release Date - Sep 3, 1937 |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Movie Info
Budget
$1,250,000
Tags
Academy Award, Alfred Newman, Aubrey Smith, Best Art Direction, Coronation, Douglas Fairbanks, Edward Rose, Film Based On A Novel, John, Kidnapping, King, Kingdom, Lyle, National Film Registry, O. Selznick, Original Music Score, Prisoner Of Zenda, R. Wheeler, Swashbuckler, United States Library Of Congress
Attributes
Based On: The Prisoner of Zenda
Narrative Location: Europe
Narrative Location: Europe
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Alternate Titles
A zendai fogoly
HU
De gevangene van Zenda
NL
Der Gefangene von Zenda
AT, DE
El prisionero de Zenda
AR, MX, ES
Fangen på Zenda
DK, NO
Fången på Zenda
SE
Il prigioniero di Zenda
IT
Jetnik na dvorcu Zenda
SI, YU
Királyi zűr
HU
Le prisonnier de Zenda
BE, FR
O aihmalotos tis Zenda
GR
O Prisioneiro de Zenda
BR
O Prisioneiro do Castelo de Zenda
PT
Prizonierul din Zenda
RO
The Prisoner of Zenda
CA, GB, US
Więzień królewski
PL
Więzień Zendy
PL
Zarobljenik dvorca Zende
HR, YU
Zenda mahkûmları
TR
Zendan vanki
FI
Узник крепости Зенда
, RU
ゼンダ城の虜（1937）
JP