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The Prisoner of Zenda

6.4(21)19221h 53m1

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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Released
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$323.1K
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  • assassin
  • prisoner
  • based on novel or book
  • coronation
  • heir to the throne
  • half-brother
  • look-alike
  • mistress
  • held captive
  • captive
  • silent film
  • impersonation

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Director

Rex Ingram

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical11 Sept 1922

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The Prisoner of Zenda was released on 11 September 1922.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/6/2022

    7/10

    This is one of my favourite swashbuckling stories - and this silent version is as good as they get. Lewis Stone is the travelling English baron "Rassendyll" who, through damned ill-luck happens to be in the tiny kingdom of Ruritania on the day before their new king "Rudolf" is to be crowned. Whilst walking in the woods, he is approached by two soldiers - "Sapt" (Robert Edeson) and "Fritz" (Malcolm McGregor) who happe…

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