The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Directed by John Cromwell · 101 min · Romance, Adventure
42.9 TOPICAL score · #2,449 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937, directed by John Cromwell) has a TOPICAL score of 42.9 - ranked 2,449 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (62 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (62 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 22 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read6,233 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ronald Colman (actor #630), Madeleine Carroll (actor #1,715), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (actor #1,657), Mary Astor (actor #386)