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The Prisoner of Zenda

1952 · 100 min

A lush, old-fashioned swashbuckler that sweeps you up in royal intrigue, swordplay, and bittersweet romance.

Tagline
A Swashbuckling Adventure In The Grand Style!
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Written by
Edward E. Rose, Noel Langley, John L. Balderston
Starring
Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Jane Greer, Lewis Stone, Robert Douglas, Robert Coote
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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