The Prince and the Pauper

6.119771h 53m

Released

Drama

Adventure

Overview

Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they're separated and each must live the other's life.

StatusReleased

Release Date1977-06-03

Runtime1h 53m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Budget$8,000,000

Keywords

based on novel or book

Videos

1 total

Trailer

Cast & Crew

Mark Lester

as Prince Edward / Tom Canty

Oliver Reed

as Miles Hendon

Charlton Heston

as Henry VIII

David Hemmings

as Hugh Hendon

Ernest Borgnine

as John Canty

George C. Scott

as The Ruffler

Harry Andrews

as Hertford

Raquel Welch

as Lady Edith

Rex Harrison

as The Duke of Norfolk

Sybil Danning

as Mother Canty

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

Sep 19, 2022

3/10

**A very weak and uninteresting film, despite the constellation of great actors.** I am not a connoisseur of Mark Twain's work, so I was curious to read some things about the original story he wrote after a trip he made to the European continent. From what I've read on the internet about the story, I believe the movie does justice to the source …

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