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A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
Language
Budget$1,700,000
Revenue $5,600,000
English
Budget$1,700,000
Revenue $5,600,000
Keywords
based on novel or book
kingdom
heir to the throne
mistaken identity
remake
royalty
identity swap
fictitious country
Casts

Stewart Granger
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V

Deborah Kerr
Princess Flavia

James Mason
Rupert of Hentzau

Louis Calhern
Col. Zapt

Jane Greer
Antoinette de Mauban

Lewis Stone
The Cardinal

Robert Douglas
Michael, Duke of Strelsau

Robert Coote
Fritz von Tarlenheim

Peter Brocco
Johann

Francis Pierlot
Josef

Jay Adler

Kathleen Freeman
John Goldsworthy

Thomas Browne Henry

Doris Lloyd

Stanley Logan
Stephen Roberts
Bud Wolfe
Crews

Richard Thorpe
Director

John L. Balderston
Screenplay

Noel Langley
Screenplay
Wells Root
Adaptation

Anthony Hope
Novel
Edward E. Rose
Writer

Donald Ogden Stewart
Additional Dialogue

Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
George Boemler
Editor

Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Hans Peters
Art Direction

Pandro S. Berman
Producer

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Richard Pefferle
Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Walter Plunkett
Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist

William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Sid Sidman
Assistant Director
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Backdrops & Posters


