The Prisoner of Zenda
Seen it?1952 | 100 min | Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Thorpe
- Stewart GrangerRudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V
- Deborah KerrPrincess Flavia
- James MasonRupert of Hentzau
- Louis CalhernCol. Zapt
- Jane GreerAntoinette de Mauban
- Lewis StoneThe Cardinal
- Robert DouglasMichael, Duke of Strelsau
- Robert CooteFritz von Tarlenheim
- Peter BroccoJohann
- Francis PierlotJosef