The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Country: US
Technical: bw 101m
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith
Synopsis:
While on holiday in Ruritania, an Englishman must impersonate the monarch when the latter, who is his relation, is kidnapped and imprisoned by his nefarious sibling.
Review:
Classic treatment of Anthony Hope's oft-filmed novel, clearly inspired by The Man in the Iron Mask. The cast is perfection, and Cromwell orchestrates the action with aplomb.
Country: US
Technical: bw 101m
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith
Synopsis:
While on holiday in Ruritania, an Englishman must impersonate the monarch when the latter, who is his relation, is kidnapped and imprisoned by his nefarious sibling.
Review:
Classic treatment of Anthony Hope's oft-filmed novel, clearly inspired by The Man in the Iron Mask. The cast is perfection, and Cromwell orchestrates the action with aplomb.
Country: US
Technical: bw 101m
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith
Synopsis:
While on holiday in Ruritania, an Englishman must impersonate the monarch when the latter, who is his relation, is kidnapped and imprisoned by his nefarious sibling.
Review:
Classic treatment of Anthony Hope's oft-filmed novel, clearly inspired by The Man in the Iron Mask. The cast is perfection, and Cromwell orchestrates the action with aplomb.