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The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)

Directed by Rex Ingram

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Overview

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.

Length 113 minutes

Actors

Lewis Stone | Alice Terry | Robert Edeson | Stuart Holmes | Ramon Novarro | Barbara La Marr | Malcolm McGregor | Edward Connelly | Lois Lee | John George | Snitz Edwards | Fairfax Burger | S.E. Jennings | Ted Billings | Eric Mayne | Lon Poff | Frederick Vogeding

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/08/2019ComputerStreamingVideo on Demand8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I think I might’ve watched the ‘53 version of this before, as I’m familiar with the story. This isn’t even the first screen adaptation since it was first done in 1913. It’s a pretty great version though, with great acting, drama and pacing.

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