Becoming the Mask: Rassendyll becomes the role of king much more than the King does.Spoofed in the 1979 movie, where the doddering old bishop makes a number of errors, ending up dropping the orb of state which rolls away to knock down a group of candles ninepin-style.) Awesome Moment of Crowning: The coronation scene, including the use of a Händel anthem ( See Public Domain Soundtrack, below), was probably inspired by the coronation of George VI of England.Rupert is still a villain, but unlike in the book he never goes as far as Attempted Rape. Adaptational Heroism: A very mild example.Lynne Frederick ( Peter Sellers' last wife) was given a literal dye job for the 1979 remake. Adaptation Dye-Job: Flavia is a redhead in the novel, but she is played by the "golden-haired goddess," Madeleine Carroll who is a classic pale-skinned beauty.Much of the dialogue from the novel was retained. Adaptation Distillation: The film is generally considered faithful to the spirit of the original novel, if not always to the letter.The sweeping romantic score, supported by use of Wagnerian leitmotives, is by Alfred Newman. Aubrey Smith as the crusty, Macchiavellian Colonel Zapt, and David Niven (in his first major role) as the faithful though feckless Fritz von Tarlenheim lend sterling support. Raymond Massey as the saturnine and ambitious Duke Michael, Mary Astor as his beautiful but hapless mistress Antoinette de Mauban, C. The film stars Ronald Colman in the dual role of Rudolf Rassendyll, English gentleman, and Rudolph V, the ne'er-do-well king (the name is spelled both ways in the film) and co-stars Madeleine Carroll, as the lovely and lively Princess Flavia, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., as the wicked but engaging Count Rupert of Hentzau.
Selznick production directed by John Cromwell. The most famous, however, is the 1937 David O. There were silent versions in 19 another silent version in 1922, starring Lewis Stone as Rudolf/Rudolph and Ramon Novarro as Rupert a 1952 version with Stewart Granger, James Mason, and Deborah Kerr a 1979 version starring Peter Sellers in one of his last roles and a TV movie version in 1984. There have been many film adaptations of the Anthony Hope novel The Prisoner of Zenda. Toward the close of the last century, when History still wore a Rose, and Politics had not yet outgrown the waltz.
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