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The Prince and the Pauper

1962 · 93 min

A light, old-fashioned adventure with a storybook charm, easy to follow and mildly suspenseful.

Overview
In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously makes his "twin" a ward of the court.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • class
  • friendship
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, tv movie
Directed by
Don Chaffey
Written by
Jack Whittingham
Starring
Guy Williams, Laurence Naismith, Donald Houston, Sean Scully, Niall MacGinnis, Geoffrey Keen, Paul Rogers, Dorothy Alison
Music
Tristram Cary
Cinematography
Paul Beeson
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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