When the king is drugged and abducted by his ambitious brother, a lookalike relative must take his place to keep the evil sibling off the throne.When the king is drugged and abducted by his ambitious brother, a lookalike relative must take his place to keep the evil sibling off the throne.When the king is drugged and abducted by his ambitious brother, a lookalike relative must take his place to keep the evil sibling off the throne.
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Ramon Novarro
- Rupert of Hentzau
- (as Ramon Samaniegos)
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- Bersonin
- (as Fairfax Burgher)
S.E. Jennings
- De Gautet
- (as Al Jennings)
Ted Billings
- Train Passenger Eating Banana
- (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
- Lady-in-Waiting
- (uncredited)
Bynunsky Hyman
- Coronation Parade Spectator
- (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
- Lord Burlesdon - Rudolf's Brother
- (uncredited)
Lon Poff
- Archbishop
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Anthony Hope(uncredited)
- Mary O'Hara
- Edward E. Rose(uncredited)
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- TriviaA few days before shooting was to start, director Rex Ingram realized that Metro had forgotten to order costumes for Lewis Stone. The desperate director frantically phoned Stone and asked if he still had the costumes from the stage version. Luckily the actor had them stored in his attic.
- GoofsDuring the climactic fight scene, a stool is kicked over twice.
- Quotes
[intertitles]
Rudolf Rassendyll: While you're unhung, Hentzau, hell lacks its master!
- Alternate versionsThe Turner library print is a re-release of the original version, with an uncredited piano music score and a running time of 113 minutes. Its opening credits were changed to list Ramon Novarro first, as he was then very popular, and also uses the name he is now known by. Also credited onscreen was John George and Snitz Edwards.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinéman (2009)
- SoundtracksZenda
Music and Lyrics by Louis Breau and Ernst Luz
Featured review
Overlong spectacle
Rex Ingram was one of the finest directors of the silent era, but unfortunately, he is little remembered today. His most famous film is The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a box office smash in 1920 which put Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino on the road to full-blown stardom. This 1922 adaptation of The Prisoner of Zenda is one of his better known films among silent movie geeks, but I would not count it among his most outstanding.
There's good scenery and spectacle, and Lewis Stone makes good as the lead. The standout of the cast is without a doubt a young Ramon Novarro as the roguish Rupert of Hentzau. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is not so memorable. The film is also overlong and the comic relief was mildly painful at best.
Overall, it's watchable, but you'll be better served by watching the 1937 remake. If you want outstanding Ingram, then see Scaramouche or Four Horsemen.
There's good scenery and spectacle, and Lewis Stone makes good as the lead. The standout of the cast is without a doubt a young Ramon Novarro as the roguish Rupert of Hentzau. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is not so memorable. The film is also overlong and the comic relief was mildly painful at best.
Overall, it's watchable, but you'll be better served by watching the 1937 remake. If you want outstanding Ingram, then see Scaramouche or Four Horsemen.
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- MissSimonetta
- May 30, 2014
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- Fången på Zenda
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- $323,062 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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