---
title: 'The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cromwell'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prisoner-of-zenda-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029442/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

1937 · 101 min · Drama, Adventure, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 American black-and-white adventure film based on Anthony Hope's 1894 novel and the 1896 play. A lookalike impersonates his royal distant relative when the royal is kidnapped to prevent his coronation. This version is widely considered the best of the many film adaptations of the novel and play.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cromwell)
- **Screenplay:** [Donald Ogden Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-ogden-stewart), [John L. Balderston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-balderston), [Wells Root](https://cinepixo.com/people/wells-root)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Wong Howe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-howe), [Bert Glennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-glennon)
- **Editor:** [James E. Newcom](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-e-newcom)

## Cast

- [Mary Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-astor)
- [Madeleine Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-carroll)
- [Emmett King](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmett-king)
- [Torben Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/torben-meyer)
- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love)
- [C. Aubrey Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-aubrey-smith)
- [Ronald Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-colman)
- [Byron Foulger](https://cinepixo.com/people/byron-foulger)
- [Raymond Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-massey)
- [Ian Maclaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-maclaren)
- [Alexander D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-d-arcy)
- [David Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-niven)
- [Al Shean](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-shean)
- [Charles Halton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halton)
- [Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fairbanks-jr)

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