The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)
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| Directed by |
John Cromwell W. S. Van Dyke (uncredited) |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Wells Root (adaptation) Donald Ogden Stewart (additional dialogue) Ben Hecht (uncredited) Sidney Howard (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | John L. Balderston from the novel (and Edward Rose's dramatization) |
| Based on | novel by Anthony Hope |
| Starring |
Ronald Colman Madeleine Carroll Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography |
James Wong Howe Bert Glennon (uncredited) |
| Edited by |
James E. Newcom Hal C. Kern (supervising film editor) |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,250,000 |
The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 American black-and-white adventure film based on the Anthony Hope 1894 novel of the same name and the 1896 play.
The film starred Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., with a supporting cast including C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor and David Niven. It was directed by John Cromwell, produced by David O. Selznick for Selznick International Pictures, and distributed by United Artists. The screenplay was written by John L. Balderston, adapted by Wells Root from the novel, with dramatisation by Edward Rose; Donald Ogden Stewart was responsible for additional dialogue, and Ben Hecht and Sidney Howard made uncredited contributions.
Alfred Newman received the first of his 45 Academy Award nominations, for Original Music Score, while Lyle R. Wheeler was nominated for Best Art Direction. In 1991, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry.
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