The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film)
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| The Prisoner of Zenda | |
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Written by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
| Starring | Peter Sellers Lynne Frederick Lionel Jeffries Elke Sommer |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1979 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1979 comic version 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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