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The Prince and the Pauper (1977)

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Film details

Featuring

Oliver Reed Raquel Welch Mark Lester
Country

Panama
Year

1977
Genre

Period drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Crossed Swords Alternative

Synopsis

London during the reign of Henry VIII. Tom Canty, on the run from an angry market crowd, finds himself in the chambers of the young Prince Edward. The boys discover their physical likeness and change clothes for a fancy dress ball. This leads to confusion and a series of intrigues until the two boys eventually return to their own lives.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Miles Hendon
    
    Oliver Reed
  - Edith
    
    Raquel Welch
  - Tom Canty/Prince Edward
    
    Mark Lester
  - John Canty
    
    Ernest Borgnine
  - The Ruffler
    
    George C. Scott
  - Norfolk
    
    Rex Harrison
  - Hugh Hendon
    
    David Hemmings
  - Henry VIII
    
    Charlton Heston
  - Hertford
    
    Harry Andrews
  - De Brie
    
    Murray Melvin
  - Mother Canty
    
    Sybil Danning
  - Lady Jane
    
    Felicity Dean
  - Princess Elizabeth
    
    Lalla Ward
  - St. John
    
    Julian Orchard
  - Jester
    
    Graham Stark
  - Father Andrew
    
    Preston Lockwood
  - Fat Man
    
    Arthur Hewlett
  - Constable
    
    Tommy Wright
  - Nipper
    
    Harry Fowler
  - Archbishop Cranmer
    
    Richard Hurndall
  - 1st Guard
    
    Dan Meaden
  - 2nd Guard
    
    Cassidy, Tyrone
  - Burly Ruffian
    
    Don Henderson
  - Peasant
    
    Sydney Bromley
  - Moll
    
    Ruth Madoc
  - Hodge
    
    Dudley Sutton
  - Night Owl
    
    Roy Evans
  - Mandrake
    
    William Lawford
  - Linklight
    
    Peter O'Farrell
  - Dr. Buttes
    
    Anthony Sharp
  - Mean Man
    
    Peter Cellier
  - Captain of the Guard
    
    Andrew Lodge
  - Master of Music
    
    Igor de Savitch
  - Forester
    
    Dervis Ward
  - Edith's Servant
    
    Michael Ripper
  - Giant
    
    Jacques Le Carpentier
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Richard Fleischer
  - Production Company
    
    International Film Production Inc.
  - Production Company
    
    Film Trust
  - Executive Producer
    
    Ilya Salkind
  - Executive Producer
    
    Alexander Salkind
  - Producer
    
    Pierre Spengler
  - Production Manager
    
    Nigel Wooll
  - Production Manager
    
    Sandor Toth
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Basil Keys
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Otto Élek
  - Production Assistant
    
    Barbara Back
  - Assistant Director
    
    Nigel Wooll
  - Assistant Director
    
    Michael Green
  - Assistant Director
    
    Vilmos Kolba
  - Assistant Director
    
    Zsuzsanna Szemes
  - Assistant Director
    
    Laurent Perrin
  - Screenplay
    
    George MacDonald Fraser
  - Original screenplay
    
    Dominguez, Berta
  - Original screenplay
    
    Pierre Spengler
  - Original story
    
    Mark Twain
  - Director of Photography
    
    Jack Cardiff
  - Special Effects
    
    Eddie Fowlie
  - Editor
    
    Ernest Walter
  - Production Designer
    
    Anthony Pratt
  - Art Director
    
    Jack Stephens
  - Art Director
    
    Maurice Fowler
  - Art Director
    
    John Hoesli
  - [Sculptor]
    
    Brian Muir
  - Costumes
    
    Judy Moorcroft
  - Costumes
    
    Ulla-Britt SØderlund
  - Additional costumes
    
    Yvonne Blake
  - Make-up
    
    José Antonio Sánchez
  - Music
    
    Maurice Jarre
  - Choreography
    
    Sally Gilpin
  - Sound Recording
    
    Roy Charman
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Bob Jones
  - Sound Editor
    
    Colin Miller
  - Fight arranger
    
    B.H. Barry
  - Technical Adviser
    
    Charles Knighton

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