The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
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- Passed
- 2h 5min
- Adventure, Romance
- 11 Sep 1922 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Lewis Stone | ... |
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
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Alice Terry | ... |
Princess Flavia
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Robert Edeson | ... |
Col. Sapt
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Stuart Holmes | ... |
Grand Duke 'Black' Michael
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Ramon Novarro | ... |
Rupert of Hentzau
(as Ramon Samaniegos)
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Barbara La Marr | ... |
Antoinette de Mauban
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Malcolm McGregor | ... |
Capt. Fritz von Tarlenheim
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Edward Connelly | ... |
Marshal von Strakencz
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Lois Lee | ... |
Countess Helga
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John George | ... |
Dwarf-Assassin
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Snitz Edwards | ... |
Josef
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Fairfax Burger | ... |
Bersonin
(as Fairfax Burgher)
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S.E. Jennings | ... |
De Gautet
(as Al Jennings)
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Ted Billings | ... |
Train Passenger Eating Banana (uncredited)
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Carrie Daumery | ... |
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
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Bynunsky Hyman | ... |
Coronation Parade Spectator (uncredited)
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Eric Mayne | ... |
Lord Burlesdon - Rudolf's Brother (uncredited)
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Lon Poff | ... |
Archbishop (uncredited)
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Frederik Vogeding | ... |
Detchard (uncredited)
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Carrie Clark Ward | ... |
Rotund Train Platform Conductor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rex Ingram |
Written by
Anthony Hope | ... | (novel) |
Mary O'Hara | ... | (written for the screen by) |
Anthony Hope | ... | (play) (uncredited) |
Edward E. Rose | ... | (play) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Rex Ingram | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
John F. Seitz | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Grant Whytock |
Art Direction by
Amos Myers | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
Rex Ingram | ... | supervisor |
Sterrett Ford | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Henri Joseph Uyttenhove | ... | fencing advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro Pictures Corporation (1922) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1924) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Jury-Metro-Goldwyn Ltd.)
- Grapevine Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Upon the death of his father the King, Rudolph V is set to assume the throne of Ruritania. Both he and his half-brother, Grand Duke Michael, love Princess Flavia, their orphaned cousin who lives in a wing of the palace located in the Ruritanian capital of Strelsau. While half the populace favor the King and the other half the Grand Duke, the entire populace loves Flavia. She is attracted to the Grand Duke's magnetism, but she, in a sense of obligation to her country to support his reign, believes that she will marry the King despite she not being in love with him due to he indulging excessively in his vices, such as the drink, and thus often acting irresponsibly and not in the manner of a king. The Grand Duke, with his longtime faithful companions De Gautet, Bersonin, Detchard, and Rupert of Hentzau, plan to detain the King at the Grand Duke's hunting lodge on the grounds of his castle at Zenda on the day of the coronation so that Michael can assume the throne in Strelsau in his place. Complicating this plan is the arrival into Ruritania of British gentry Rudolf Rassendyll the day before the coronation, he having been fascinated with everything Ruritanian ever since he learned of the purported blood connection between the English Rassendylls and the Ruritanian royal family, the Elphbergs. The complicating factor is that Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to the King. Upon meeting Rassendyll, two of the King's faithful aides, Colonel Zapt and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim, ask him, due to the extenuating circumstances, to impersonate the King at the coronation, to which Rassendyll reluctantly agrees. Further complicating the situation is that Rassendyll, as the King, falls immediately in love with Flavia, who in turns falls in love with the new man she believes the King has transformed into. Beyond the dangers posed to the King by the Grand Duke and his men, Rassendyll's life, by association is also in danger, especially if the Grand Duke discovers the switched identities. The wild card in this maze is Parisienne Antoinette de Mauban, also in Ruritania for the coronation, she who personally knows Rassendyll, who is love with the Grand Duke herself but does not know of his want to marry Flavia, and who is the unrequited object of affection of Rupert. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | A story of royal romance and of adventure, as breathless and flashing as a sword play. (Print Ad- Kentucky Standard, ((Bardstown, KY)) 23 November 1922) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $323,062 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | A few days before shooting was to start, director Rex Ingram realized that Metro had forgotten to order costumes for Lewis Stone. The desperate director frantically phoned Stone and asked if he still had the costumes from the stage version. Luckily the actor had them stored in his attic. See more » |
Goofs | During the climactic fight scene, a stool is kicked over twice. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Cinéman (2009). See more » |
Soundtracks | Zenda See more » |
Quotes |
[intertitles]
Rudolf Rassendyll: While you're unhung, Hentzau, hell lacks its master! See more » |