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Movie Detail Name Occurs Before Title Offscreen Credit Print Viewed By AFI Stub Record The Prisoner of Zenda Director: Rex Ingram (Dir) Release Date:   11 Sep 1922 Premiere Information:   New York premiere: 31 Jul 1922 Duration (in feet):   10,467 Duration (in reels):   10 Print this page Display Movie Summary Available Formats Grapevine DVD VHS LaserDisk Cast:   Lewis Stone (Rudolf Rassendyll/King Rudolf)       Alice Terry (Princess Flavia)       Robert Edeson (Colonel Sapt)       Stuart Holmes (Duke [Black] Michael)       Ramon Samaniegos (Rupert of Hentzau)       Barbara La Marr (Antoinette de Mauban)       Malcolm McGregor (Count von Tarlenheim)       Edward Connelly (Marshall von Strakencz)       Lois Lee (Countess Helga)   Summary: While the weak and drunken King Rudolph of Ruritania awaits his coronation, he is drugged by his brother, Black Michael, who is preparing a coup d'état. Michael's plans are thwarted by the substitution at Rudolph's coronation of Rassendyll, an Englishman who is the king's exact double. Michael, discovering the ruse, kidnaps the real king and holds him captive in the castle at Zenda. Rassendyll aids in the king's rescue and renounces the love of the Princess Flavia, the king's bethrothed, to return to England.  Production Company: Metro Pictures Corp.   Director: Rex Ingram (Dir) Producer: Rex Ingram (Prod) Writer: Mary O'Hara (Scen) Photography: John F. Seitz (Dir of photog) Production Misc: Starret Ford (Prod mgr) Country: United States Language: English Music: Songs: Source Text: Based on the novel The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (London, May 1894) and play The Prisoner of Zenda by Edward E. Rose (London, 7 Jan 1896). Authors: Anthony Hope   Edward E. Rose Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number Metro Pictures 29/7/1922 dd/mm/yyyy LP18096 Physical Properties: b&w:   Si:   Genre: Adventure   Subjects (Major): Brothers   Doubles   English in foreign countries   Impersonation and imposture   Mythical lands   Royalty Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page Film Daily   30 Apr 1922   p. 3. New York Times   1 Aug 1922   p. 14. Photoplay   Jul 1922   p. 52. Variety   4 Aug 1922   p. 34. Display Movie Summary

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