---
title: 'The Prince and the Pauper (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Fleischer'
released: '1977-06-03'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Hungary'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prince-and-the-pauper-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077381/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prince and the Pauper (1977)

1977 · 113 min · Drama, Adventure · United Kingdom, United States, Hungary


## Synopsis

The Prince and the Pauper is a 1977 British action-adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on the 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. It stars Oliver Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Raquel Welch, George C. Scott, Charlton Heston, Sir Rex Harrison, and Mark Lester, playing the dual role of Edward VI of England and Tom Canty. The film was released in the US as Crossed Swords.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-fleischer)
- **Screenplay:** [George MacDonald Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-macdonald-fraser), [Pierre Spengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-spengler)
- **Producer:** [Pierre Spengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-spengler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Cardiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cardiff)
- **Editor:** [Ernest Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-walter)

## Cast

- [Dudley Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-sutton) as Hodge
- [Richard Hurndall](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hurndall) as Thomas Cranmer
- [Ruth Madoc](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-madoc) as Moll
- [Felicity Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/felicity-dean) as Lady Jane Grey
- [Arthur Hewlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hewlett) as Fat Man
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine) as John Canty
- [Murray Melvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-melvin) as Prince's Dresser
- [Preston Lockwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-lockwood) as Father Andrew
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston) as Henry VIII of England
- [George C. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-c-scott) as The Ruffler
- [Julian Orchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-orchard) as Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso
- [Sybil Danning](https://cinepixo.com/people/sybil-danning) as Mother Canty
- [Mark Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lester) as Edward VI of England
- [Sydney Bromley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-bromley)
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews) as Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

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