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.
Movie tag line: "The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed..."
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Character: Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
Character: Princess Flavia
Character: Rupert of Hentzau
Character: Antoinette de Mauban
Character: Colonel Zapt
Character: Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Character: Black Michael
Character: Detchard
Character: Albert von Lauengram
Character: Frau Holf the Cook
Character: Max the Butler
Character: Krafstein (uncredited)
Character: Lord Topham (uncredited)
Character: Johann (uncredited)
Character: Bishop (uncredited)