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The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Nov 4, 1952
100 min
Adventure
6.8/ 10
55 votes

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.

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TMDB
6.8/10
55 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
4,065 votes
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,700,000Production cost
Box Office$5,600,000Worldwide gross
Profit$3,900,000Profitable
ROI
+229.4%Return on investment

Details

Production information

"A Swashbuckling Adventure In The Grand Style!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,700,000

Revenue

$5,600,000

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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