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The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) was a Adventure - Film Adaptation Film directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman.

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Rudolf Rassendyll: [having difficulty putting on the King's ring] I hope the crown's a better fit.


Rupert of Hentzau: [referring to the King] He's in a woodcutter's cabin. Oh, and by the way, royal blood is not blue as most people think. It's red. I know because I had to spill a little.


Rudolf Rassendyll: I probably looked like a prize idiot and talked like one too.
Princess Flavia: You're too modest. You really looked and acted like a King today.
Rudolf Rassendyll: Oh, thank you.
Princess Flavia: It was delightfully unexpected.
Rudolf Rassendyll: Oh.


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One of the changes from the 1937 version is changing the character of the Bishop to a Cardinal. Long-time MGM contract player Lewis Stone played the part. Ironically, Stone played both leads in the 1922 version of The Prisoner of Zenda.
The film used the same basic script that was written for the 1937 David O. Selznick film version, The Prisoner of Zenda, with Ronald Colman and Madeleine Carroll. Although many scenes and camera set-ups are exactly the same, there are notable differences.
The original New York production of The Prisoner of Zenda opened at the Lyceum Theater on September 4, 1895.
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