The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Prisoner of Zenda |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1938-01-01 |
Cast
Ronald Colman
major Rudolf Rassendyll / fången på Zenda (kung Rudolf V)
Madeleine Carroll
prinsessan Falvia
C. Aubrey Smith
överste Zapt
Raymond Massey
Black Michael
Mary Astor
Antoinette de Mauban
David Niven
kapten Fritz von Tarlenheim
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director |
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| Screenplay |
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| Producer | |
| Director of Photography |
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| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
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| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Technical Advisor |
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| Special Effects |
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| Dialogue | |
| Adaptation | |
| Assistant to the Producer | |
| Unit Publicist |
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| Set Decorator |
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| Costume Designer | |
| Stunt |
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| Other Crew |
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Cast
| Ronald Colman | major Rudolf Rassendyll / fången på Zenda (kung Rudolf V) | ||
| Madeleine Carroll | prinsessan Falvia | ||
| C. Aubrey Smith | överste Zapt | ||
| Raymond Massey | Black Michael | ||
| Mary Astor | Antoinette de Mauban | ||
| David Niven | kapten Fritz von Tarlenheim | ||
| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Rupert av Hentzau | ||
| Montagu Love | Detchard | ||
| Philip Sleeman | Albert von Lauengram, konspiratör | ||
| Eleanor Wesselhoeft | Frau Holf, kokerska | ||
| Florence Roberts | duenna (bortklippt i den slutliga filmen) | ||
| Torben Meyer | Max, lack Michaels butler | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Lawrence Grant | marskalk Strakencz | ||
| Ian MacLaren | kardinal | ||
| Ralph Faulkner | Bersonin | ||
| Byron Foulger | Johann | ||
| Howard Lang | Josef | ||
| Ben Webster | Lord Topham, brittisk ambassadör | ||
| Evelyn Beresford | Lady Topham | ||
| Alexander D'Arcy | De Gautet | ||
| Boyd Irwin | ceremonimästaren | ||
| Emmett King | riksmarskalken | ||
| Al Shean | orkesterledaren | ||
| Charles Halton | passtjänsteman | ||
| Spencer Charters | stadsbud | ||
| Henry Roquemore | resande med kvinnligt sällskap | ||
| Lillian Harmer | en resande | ||
| Pat Somerset | vakt vid stugan | ||
| Leslie Sketchley | vakt vid stugan | ||
| Wilhelm von Brincken | Krafstein | ||
| D'Arcy Corrigan | en resande | ||
| Charles K. French | biskop | ||
| Otto Fries | baggagettjänsteman | ||
| Alex Pollard | domstolstjänsteman | ||
| Russell Powell | en resande |
Companies
| Production Company | Selznick International Pictures Inc. | ||
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| Copyright | Selznick International Pictures Inc. | 1937-10-06 | LP7494 |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United Artists AB | 1938 | |
| Rosenbergs Filmbyrå AB | 1944 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 56873 |
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| Date | 1944-02-18 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2755 meters |
| Censored length | 2734 meters |
| Censorship number | 56873 |
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| Date | 1937-12-20 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2755 meters |
| Censored length | 2734 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
| Censorship number | 56873 |
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| Date | 1937-12-20 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2815 meters |
| Censored length | 2794 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in minutes | 101 min |
| Reels | 12 reels |
Original work
| Original title | The Prisoner of Zenda: Being the History of Three Months in the Life of an English Gentleman (Novel) | |
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| Author | Anthony Hope |
| Original title | The Prisoner of Zenda: a Romantic Play and a Prologue in Four Acts (Play) | |
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| Author | Edward Rose | |
| Anthony Hope |
Production location
| 1937-03-09 | 1937 |
Release dates
| First showing | 1937-09-02 | New York City, New York | USA | 101 min | ||
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| Other showing | 1937-10-06 | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | 101 min | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1938-01-01 | Astoria | Sweden | 102 min | ||
| 1938-01-01 | Plaza | Sweden | 102 min | |||
| TV showing | 1998-11-06 | SVT1 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Künstlerleben, op. 316 | |
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| Composer | Johann Strauss d.y. | (1867) |
| Danced by | Ronald Colman | |
| Madeleine Carroll |
| Original title | An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 | |
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| Composer | Johann Strauss d.y. | (1867) |
| Performed by | Wilhelm von Brincken | (visslar) |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 3 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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