Prisoner of Zenda

May 9 1988 N/A 0h 48m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

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.

Plot

Children's animation, comedy-adventure, very loosely based on the classic swashbuckler. 1902: When old King Wilhelm of Ruritania is dying, he has to choose which of his two sons is to succeed him. He chooses Prince Rudolf - much to the annoyance of Prince Michael, who immediately starts scheming... Meanwhile, a Ruritanian princess spots the new king's double, Rudolf Rassendyll, at a ball in London. Rassendyll travels to Ruritania, and finds himself not only having to stand in for King Rudolf, but also to rescue him from the dungeons of the castle of Zenda.

Written by

Anthony Hope, Leonard Lee

Directed by

N/A

Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Burbank Films Australia

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
82
Average Rating
5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA