The Prisoner of Zenda 87 years old

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

The Prisoner of Zenda

An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped.

Credits

The Prisoner of Zenda Cast

Name Character
Ronald Colman He was 46, 67 years old when he died as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He was 27, 90 years old when he died as Rupert of Hentzau
Madeleine Carroll She was 31, 81 years old when she died as Princess Flavia
C. Aubrey Smith He was 74, 85 years old when he died as Colonel Zapt
Mary Astor She was 31, 81 years old when she died as Antoinette de Mauban
Raymond Massey He was 41, 86 years old when he died as Black Michael
David Niven He was 27, 73 years old when he died as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Torben Meyer He was 52, 90 years old when he died as Max the Butler
Ben Webster He was 28, 64 years old when he died as Lord Topham (uncredited)
Montagu Love He was 60, 66 years old when he died as Detchard
Eleanor Wesselhoeft as Frau Holf the Cook
Wilhelm von Brincken He was 56, 64 years old when he died as Krafstein (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Zenda Crew

Name Department
John L. Balderston as Screenplay. He was 47 (64) years old when He died Writing
Anthony Hope as Novel. He was 74 (70) years old when He died Writing
Ernest Dryden as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
James Wong Howe as Director of Photography. He was 38 (76) years old when He died Camera
Donald Ogden Stewart as Additional Dialogue. He was 42 (85) years old when He died Crew
James E. Newcom as Editor. He was 32 (85) years old when He died Editing
John Cromwell as Director. He was 49 (91) years old when He died Directing
Wells Root as Adaptation. He was 37 (92) years old when He died Writing
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The Prisoner of Zenda (87 years)

The most thrilling swordfight ever filmed...

  • Release day: Friday, September 03, 1937
  • Runtime: 101 minutes