The Prisoner of Zenda
The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...
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Production
Budget
$1 250 000
Box office
$5 000 000
Director
Actors
Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, David Niven, Raymond Massey, Montagu Love, Philip Sleeman, Eleanor Wesselhoeft
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Edward E. Rose, Ben Hecht
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Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Hope.
- Producer David O. Selznick (1902-1965) disliked the action scenes, particularly the fencing sequences, so at the end of the filming period, he invited directors W.S. Van Dyke (1889-1943) and George Cukor (1899-1983) and asked them to reshoot all of these scenes.
- Producer David O. Selznick (1902-1965) disliked the action scenes, particularly the fencing scenes, so at the end of filming he invited directors V.S. Van Dyke (1889-1943) and George Cukor (1899-1983) and asked them to reshoot all of those scenes.
- Douglas Fairbanks originally auditioned for the role of the Rudolfs, but he was rejected. His father advised him to try playing a villain instead.
- Douglas Fairbanks originally auditioned for the role of Rudolph, but was turned down. His father advised him to try playing the villain.
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