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The Prisoner of Zenda is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed.
The Prisoner of Zenda: Directed by John Cromwell, W.S. Van Dyke. With Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey. An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped.
The Prisoner of Zenda: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern. An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king, after the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.
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 has to step in when his royal distant relative is kidnapped to prevent his coronation.
21,651 ratings1,348 reviews. Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue.
The Prisoner of Zenda, novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. This popular late-Victorian romance relates the adventures of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman living in Ruritania who impersonates the king in order to save him from a treasonous plot.
"The Prisoner of Zenda" is a classic adventure novel written by Anthony Hope. First published in 1894, the book has captivated readers with its thrilling storyline and intriguing characters. Set in the fictional country of Ruritania, the novel follows the escapades of the Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll, who becomes embroiled in a web of political ...
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ("Gunga Din") and Oscar-winner Ronald Colman ("A Tale of Two Cities") star in this swashbuckling adventure about an Englishman whose r...
Summaries. An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped. It's the late nineteenth century.
Jan 9, 2006 · "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows Rudolf Rassendyll, an Englishman who, due to an uncanny resemblance to the King of Ruritania, becomes embroiled in royal intrigues and dangerous politics when he travels to Ruritania to attend the King’s coronation.
