The Prisoner of Zenda [Hong Kong]

Director: Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe

Overview

This fast-paced adventure follows the exploits of a brave hero who is asked to masquerade as a king who has secretly been kidnapped. During the ruse, he finds himself falling in love with the queen and this creates all sorts of problems.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/13/2007
UPC:	4897007031078
Original Release:	1952
Source:	Imports
Language:	English
Sales rank:	36,592

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Stewart Granger	Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V
Deborah Kerr	Princess Flavia
James Mason	Rupert of Hentzau
Louis Calhern	Col. Zapt
Jane Greer	Antoinette de Mauban
Lewis Stone	The Cardinal
Robert Douglas	Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Robert Coote	Fritz von Tarlenheim
Peter Brocco	Johann
Francis Pierlot	Josef
Thomas Browne Henry	Detchard,Detchard
Eric Alden	Krafstein
John Goldsworthy	Archbishop,Archbishop
Steve Roberts	Lauengram
Bud Wolfe	Bersonin
Peter Mamakos	De Gautet
Joseph Mell	R.R. Guard
Elizabeth Slifer	Woman
Michael Vallon	Assistant Passport Official
Kathleen Freeman	Gertrude
Bruce Payne	Court Chamberlain
Stanley Logan	British Ambassador
George J. Lewis	Uhlan Guard
Hugh Prosser	Uhlan Guard
Forbes Murray	Nobleman With Cardinal
Frank Elliott	Dignitary
Gordon Richards	Dignitary
Mary Carroll	German Wife
Alex Pope	Husband
Jay Adler	Passport Official
Peter Votrian	Newsboy
Doris Lloyd	Ambassador's Wife
Emilie Cabanne	Lady With Cardinal
Peter J. Votrian	Newsboy
Paul Marion	Guard
William Hazel	Aide
Victor Romito	Aide
George Slocum	Sandwich Vendor
Charles Watts	Porter
Alphonse Martell	Nobleman
Manuel Paris	Nobleman
Guy Bellis	Lord Chamberlain

Technical Credits

John L. Balderston

Noel Langley

Wells Root

Richard Thorpe	Director
John L. Balderston	Screenwriter
Noel Langley	Screenwriter
Wells Root	Screenwriter
Pandro S. Berman	Producer
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Hollywood was so pleased with the critical and box-office success of The Prisoner of Zenda in 1937 that it decided to do it again 15 years later. The ambitious, big-budget remake was slavishly faithful to the original, with screenwriter John Balderston taking a major hand in both. The adventure saga is about an Englishman posing as the ruler of a small country and falling in love with the queen. Though all the technical details are well realized, some of the liveliness of the 1937 version is missing. Stewart Granger, James Mason, and Deborah Kerr have the lead roles. Lewis Stone, who starred in the 1922 silent version, plays a church official. One more attempt was made to film the story in 1979, with Peter Sellers adding more comic touches and playing a dual role, but that version was a flop.