The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

09/03/1937 1h 41m

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Ronald Colman

as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Born 02/08/1891

Died 05/19/1958, age

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Rupert of Hentzau

Born 12/09/1909

Died 05/07/2000, age

Mary Astor

as Antoinette de Mauban

Born 05/03/1906

Died 09/25/1987, age

C. Aubrey Smith

as Colonel Zapt

Born 07/19/1863

Died 12/20/1948, age

David Niven

as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Born 02/28/1910

Died 07/29/1983, age

Raymond Massey

as Black Michael

Born 08/28/1896

Died 07/29/1983, age