The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
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(886 ratings)
Mistaken identity and underhanded dealings set the stage for this adventure story based on Anthony Hope's classic novel. Rudolph Rassendyll (Stewart Granger) is a British tourist visiting the nation of Ruritania in the Balkans. A number of people comment upon Rassendyll's remarkable… More Mistaken identity and underhanded dealings set the stage for this adventure story based on Anthony Hope's classic novel. Rudolph Rassendyll (Stewart Granger) is a British tourist visiting the nation of Ruritania in the Balkans. A number of people comment upon Rassendyll's remarkable resemblance to Prince Rudolph, who in a matter of days is to be crowned the nation's new king, and the prince's staff even arranges a meeting between the two men. But Rudolph's devious brother believes it is he who should be the king, and he arranges for Prince Rudolph to be poisoned the night before his coronation. Desperate, Rudolph's minders beg Rassendyll to participate in the ceremony in Rudolph's place so that the usurper cannot take the throne. Rassendyll agrees, and the ceremony goes off without a hitch, but when the brother's men discover this subterfuge, they imprison the real Prince as they threaten to reveal the secret of the new "king." Rassendyll's dilemma is compounded when he finds himself falling in love with Princess Flavia (Deborah Kerr), Rudolph's intended. This was the fourth screen adaptation of The Prisoner of Zenda; a fifth, which focused on the tale's comic possibilities, starred Peter Sellers and was released in 1979. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Thorpe
- Genres
- Classics, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 14, 1952 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This remake of the 1937 popular adventure is mediocre, despite the high-caliber stars
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The 1937 version was much livelier.
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Cast
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Stewart Granger
as Rudolf Rassendyll/King Rudolf V
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Deborah Kerr
as Princess Flavia
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James Mason
as Rupert of Hentzau
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Louis Calhern
as Col. Zapt
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Jane Greer
as Antoinette de Mauban
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Robert Douglas
as Michael Duke of Strelsau
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Lewis Stone
as The Cardinal
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Robert Coote
as Fritz von Tarlenheim
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Peter Brocco
as Johann
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Francis Pierlot
as Josef
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Jay Adler
as Customs officer (uncredited)
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Eric Alden
as Krafstein
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Guy Bellis
as Lord Chamberlain
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Mary Carroll
as German Wife
- Frank Elliott
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Kathleen Freeman
as Gertrude
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Thomas Brown Henry
as Detchard
- George J. Lewis
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Doris Lloyd
as Ambassador's Wife
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Peter Mamakos
as De Gautet
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Paul Marion
as Guard
- Alphonse Martell
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Joseph Mell
as R.R. Guard
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Forbes Murray
as Nobleman with Cardinal
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Alex Pope
as Husband
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Hugh Prosser
as Uhlan Guard
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Gordon Richards
as Dignitary
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Steve Roberts
as Lauengram
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Victor Romito
as Aide
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Elizabeth Slifer
as Woman
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Michael Vallon
as Assistant Passport Official
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Peter J. Votrian
as Newsboy
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Charles Watts
as Porter
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Bud Wolfe
as Bersonin
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Stanley Logan
as British Ambassador
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John W. Goldsworthy
as Archbishop
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Manuel Paris
as Nobleman
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George Slocum
as Sandwich Vendor
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Bruce Payne
as Court Chamberlain
