The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film)

The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film)

Infobox Film
name =The Prisoner of Zenda
director =Richard Quine
producer =Walter Mirisch


image_size=175px
caption =original film poster
writer =Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
starring =Peter Sellers
Lynne Frederick
Lionel Jeffries
Elke Sommer
cinematography= Arthur Ibbetson
distributor =Universal Pictures
released =1979
runtime =108 min.
language =English
music =Henry Mancini
awards =
budget =
imdb_id =0079753

"The Prisoner of Zenda" is a 1979 comedy film adapted from the adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. The novel tells the story of a man who has to impersonate a king, whom he happens to closely resemble, when the king is abducted by enemies on the eve of his coronation.

The comedy was adapted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and directed by Richard Quine, starring Peter Sellers, Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries, Elke Sommer, Gregory Sierra, Jeremy Kemp and Catherine Schell.


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