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.
Cast
Stewart Granger
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf V
Deborah Kerr
Princess Flavia
James Mason
Rupert of Hentzau
Louis Calhern
Col. Zapt
Jane Greer
Antoinette de Mauban
Lewis Stone
The Cardinal
Robert Douglas
Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Robert Coote
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Peter Brocco
Johann
Francis Pierlot
Josef
Jay Adler
Unknown
Kathleen Freeman
Unknown
John Goldsworthy
Unknown
Thomas Browne Henry
Unknown
Doris Lloyd
Unknown
Stanley Logan
Unknown
Stephen Roberts
Unknown
Bud Wolfe
Unknown
Crew
Richard Thorpe
Director
Edward E. Rose
Writer
Wells Root
Adaptation
Noel Langley
Screenplay
John L. Balderston
Screenplay
Anthony Hope
Novel
George Boemler
Editor
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Sid Sidman
Assistant Director
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Donald Ogden Stewart
Additional Dialogue
Richard Pefferle
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Hans Peters
Art Direction
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