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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PRISONER OF ZENDA (1937)/PRISONER OF ZENDA (1952)
EAN: 0012569795082
Feature: Two versions of Anthony Hope's THE PRISONER OF ZENDA are brought to the screen here. The version from 1952 stars Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, while the 1937 adaptation features Ronald Colman in a dual role as dead ringers Rudolph Rassendyll, a commoner, and Rudolf V, the crown prince of Ruritania. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 012569795082 UPC:&n
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, NTSC, Full Screen
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0EnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: D79508D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 06, 2007
Running Time: 201 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1952
Features:- Two versions of Anthony Hope's THE PRISONER OF ZENDA are brought to the screen here. The version from 1952 stars Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, while the 1937 adaptation features Ronald Colman in a dual role as dead ringers Rudolph Rassendyll, a commoner, and Rudolf V, the crown prince of Ruritania. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 012569795082 UPC:&n
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Artist: PRISONER OF ZENDA (1937)/PRISONER OF ZENDA (1952)
Title: PRISONER OF ZENDA (1937)/PRISONER OF ZENDA (1952)
Street Release Date: 03/06/2007
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Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
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The 1937 'Prisoner of Zenda' is something of a classic and it is good to have it available in a goodish print on DVD. John Cromwell's direction is a mite staid but generally the film moves at a steady clip, generates tension and excitement into which the romantic elements are discreetly woven. The performances are impeccable, though Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s Rupert of Hentzau almost steals the film, a dashingly charsimatic performance. Paired with it is the 1952 remake, clunkily directed by Richard Thorpe almost frame for frame, which is not a patch on its predecessor. But it's worth seeing for James Mason's Rupert. His final fight with Steart Granger's Rudolf is also excitingly done. A good buy.
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Even though there have been several films made in regard to this script idea, this version remains "my favorite". A black and white classic with a host of "the great: stars -Coleman, Raymond Massey, etc who deliver "stellar" performances -so much talent in one place! A Romance, a Swashbuckler, a very cleverly done idea with more than one "twist". If you can live without "special effects" amd "blood and gore" and "color", you'll find a fabulous script. plot, and performances which will have you hitting the "replay" button, more than once!
The 1952 color film is my second favorite - Stewart Granger, James Mason, more great performances and the fabulous plot and subplots. Also worth watching more than once!
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Classic story and film,though somewhat dated still alot of fun. Doug Fairbanks Jr. and Ronald Coleman in the '37 version are perfect in their roles ably supported by C. Aubrey Smith and David Niven. Stewart Granger and James Mason in the '52 version are quite good and so is Louis Calhern but the production even though in stunning technicolor lacks the spirit and magic of the '37. Jane Greer ['52] is always a looker.
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(1937)
This version is the standard for comparisons
Remember Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937)? Well he made this movie in the same year.
For those of you who may have missed the story King Rudolf V, who is not the nicest person, is drugged out of the way. Because all Kings named Rudolf look like Ronald Colman, a vacationing Englishman, who happens to be a long lost cousin, he gets to substitute for the stability of the country and to foil the bad guys (his half-brother Michael, Duke of Strelsau (Raymond Massey) form taking over. See Raymond Massey again in Things to Come (1936).
So the question is what happened to the king?
Do the bad guys win or are they foiled? Who gets the girl?
Whom does the girl get?
Moreover, why are you reading this when you can watch the movie?
Lost Horizon [VHS] Ronald Colman
Hollywood Classics Collector's Edition - Things to Come [VHS]
(1952)
Right up there with the Ronald Colman version
Remember this pair (Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr) from King Solomon's Mines (1950)? Well they did it again with The Prisoner of Zenda (1952). There is all of the swordplay and loyalty of the first version, plus the interaction and reaction of Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr to add to this.
For those of you who may have missed the story King Rudolf V, who is not the nicest of people, is drugged out of the way. Because all Kings named Rudolf look like Stewart Granger, a vacationing Englishman, who happens to be a long lost cousin, he gets to substitute for the stability of the country and to foil the bad guys (his half-brother Michael, Duke of Strelsau (Robert Douglas) form taking over.
So the question is what happened to the king?
Do the bad guys win or are they foiled?
Who gets the girl?
Whom does the girl get?
Moreover, why are you reading this when you can watch the movie?
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I can't add much to what's already been said, but be warned: the picture and sound are very slightly out of sync on both films. The first time I've ever come across this on a DVD. The DVD is remarkably cheap, but I would have preferred to pay a little more for exact synchronisation.
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