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The Prisoner of Zenda


Date: 1952
Type: Adventure / Drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Richard Thorpe
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Comment/Synopsis

A prince is about to be crowned king, but his popular half-brother, drugs and kidnapps him to stop him becoming king. Howver a visiting English gentleman looks identical to the prince and so is talked into pretening to be him and get crowned in his place till the real prince can be rescued. This is a good version of the story inpart thanks to the performances of Deborah Kerr and James Mason. The earlier 1937 version is better and more entertaining.

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Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer