Westley, aka "The Dread Pirate Roberts"
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The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, and Robin Wright.
Oct 9, 1987 · The Princess Bride: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest. A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to ...
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale.
The Princess Bride. A man regales his ailing grandson with a tale of romance and adventure in this lighthearted fairy tale. Duration: 1h 38m. Release Date: 1987. Genre: RomanceComedyFantasyAction-Adventure. Rating: Director: Rob Reiner. Starring: Cary Elwes Mandy Patinkin Chris Sarandon Christopher Guest Wallace Shawn Andre the Giant.
The story centers on Buttercup, a former farm girl who has been chosen as the princess bride to Prince Humperdinck of Florian. Buttercup does not love him, she who still laments the death of her one true love, Westley, five years ago.
The moment the princess is taken away by agents of the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), "The Princess Bride" reveals itself as a sly parody of sword and sorcery movies, a film that somehow manages to exist on two levels at once: While younger viewers will sit spellbound at the thrilling events on the screen, adults, I think, will be ...
