

The Prince and the Pauper
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they're separated and each must live the other's life.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- sword fight
- identity swap
- henry viii
- 16th century
- children's adventure
- pauper
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG17 Mar 1978
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical3 Jun 1977
FranceFR
- Theatrical2 Aug 1978
- PhysicalDVD24 Feb 2009
- PhysicalBlu-Ray31 Jan 2024
- Digital / OTTArte•tv23 Dec 2025
- TVArte23 Dec 2025
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1215 Dec 1977
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The Prince and the Pauper was released on 3 June 1977.
Audience reviews
1- F3/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
9/19/2022
**A very weak and uninteresting film, despite the constellation of great actors.** I am not a connoisseur of Mark Twain's work, so I was curious to read some things about the original story he wrote after a trip he made to the European continent. From what I've read on the internet about the story, I believe the movie does justice to the source material, but as I didn't get the story to read it, I want to make it …
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