---
title: 'The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Quine'
released: '1979-05-25'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prisoner-of-zenda-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079753/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)

1979 · 108 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Richard Quine that stars Peter Sellers, Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries, Elke Sommer, Gregory Sierra, Jeremy Kemp, and Catherine Schell. It is adapted from the 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope. The novel tells the story of a man who has to impersonate a king, whom he closely resembles, when the king is abducted by enemies on the eve of his coronation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Quine](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-quine)
- **Screenplay:** [Dick Clement](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-clement)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henry Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-mancini)
- **Producer:** [Walter Mirisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-mirisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Ibbetson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-ibbetson)

## Cast

- [Gregory Sierra](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sierra)
- [Simon Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-williams)
- [Lynne Frederick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynne-frederick)
- [Jeremy Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-kemp)
- [Michael Balfour](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balfour)
- [Lionel Jeffries](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-jeffries)
- [Graham Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-stark)
- [Stuart Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-wilson)
- [Britt Ekland](https://cinepixo.com/people/britt-ekland)
- [Catherine Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-schell)
- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie)
- [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers)
- [Elke Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/elke-sommer)

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