The Prisoner of Zenda

Based On the book by Anthony Hope

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.

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Release date:

1913

Director:

Edwin Stanton Porter

Cast:

David Torrence, James K. Hackett, Beatrice Beckley, Frank Shannon, Minna Gale

Genre:

Romance, Silent

Country:

United States

Year page:

1913 in adaptations