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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Film · 1937 · 101 min · NR · Romance · Adventure

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.

Directed by John Cromwell

Starring Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, David Niven, Raymond Massey, Montagu Love

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In cinemas3 September 1937
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First release anywhere3 September 1937

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