The Prisoner of Zenda

6.3(20)19221h 53m

AdventureDrama

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.

Director

Rex Ingram

Budget

$0.3M

Cast

Lewis Stone

Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf

Alice Terry

Princess Flavia

Robert Edeson

Colonel Sapt

Stuart Holmes

Grand Duke 'Black' Michael

Ramon Novarro

Rupert of Hentzau

Barbara La Marr

Antoinette de Mauban

Malcolm McGregor

Capt. Fritz von Tarlenheim

Edward Connelly

Marshal von Strakencz

Lois Lee

Countess Helga

John George

Assassin

Snitz Edwards

Josef

Fairfax Burger

Bersonin

News and articles

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

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...