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The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Twain's Immortal Classic !

6.8(43)19371h 58m3

Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.

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English
  • based on novel or book
  • slum
  • prince
  • guard
  • deception
  • tudor
  • impersonation
  • doppelgänger
  • henry viii
  • 16th century
  • british monarchy

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York5 May 1937
    • TheatricalNR8 May 1937
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)London30 Apr 1937
    • Theatrical27 Sept 1937
  • RussiaSU

    • TheatricalВ СССР - «Двойники». Субтитры – к/ст им. Горького, 1948 г.22 Oct 1948

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The Prince and the Pauper was released on 30 April 1937.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/20/2022

    7/10

    So Henry VIII finally has his beloved son - the Prince Edward whom he protects at all costs. All the walls and guards, though, don't stop the wandering urchin "Tom Canty" from getting into his apartment. The two boys chat and decide it might be a bit of fun to swap clothes as the King is throwing a fancy dress party that night. Their roles now reversed, the wrong boy now comes a cropper at the hands of his own guards…

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