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The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1913 silent film adaptation of a play by Edward E. Rice, which was in turn based on the 1894 Anthony Hope novel of the same name. It was directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford, and starred stage actor James K. Hackett, Beatrice Beckley and David Torrence.In 1913, Adolph Zukor lured Hackett from the stage to star in a role which Hackett had played in the theater numerous times. Since feature films were in their infancy, Hackett was at first reluctant to take the part, so Zukor tried to convince Hackett in person; as Neal Gabler writes, "When Hackett came to visit Zukor, he was the very picture of the faded matinee idol. He wore a fur-collared coat with frayed sleeves and carried a gold-headed cane".According to silentera.com, the Library of Congress possesses two paper positive prints, and the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House also has a partial positive print.
Original Release
02/18/1913
US Release
02/18/1913
Cast
Name | Character |
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James K. Hackett | Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf of Ruritania |
Beatrice Beckley | Princess Flavia |
David Torrence | Michael, Duke of Strelsau |
Frazer Coulter | Colonel Sapt |
William R. Randall | Fritz von Tarlenheim |
Walter Hale | Rupert of Hentzau |
Frank Shannon | Detchard |
Minna Gale | Antoinette de Mauban |
Charles Green | Johann - Servant to the King |
Tom Callahan | Josef - Servant to the King |
Directors
Writers
Hugh Ford, Anthony Hope, Edward E. Rice
Cast
Name | Character |
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James K. Hackett | Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf of Ruritania |
Beatrice Beckley | Princess Flavia |
David Torrence | Michael, Duke of Strelsau |
Frazer Coulter | Colonel Sapt |
William R. Randall | Fritz von Tarlenheim |
Walter Hale | Rupert of Hentzau |
Frank Shannon | Detchard |
Minna Gale | Antoinette de Mauban |
Charles Green | Johann - Servant to the King |
Tom Callahan | Josef - Servant to the King |
Sidney Barrington | Marshal Strakencz |
Walter Claton | Chancellor |
Henry Hebert | 1st Minister |
Wilmer Damo | 2nd Minister |
George Neville | Lorenz Teppich |
William H. Cone | Franz Teppich |
Anders Randolf | One of Black Michael's Conspirators |
Frank Stone | One of Black Michael's Conspirators |
Harry Hammill | One of Michael's Conspirators |
Frank Young | Lord Topham |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Albert W. Hale | Producer |
Adolph Zukor | Producer |