Prisoner of Zenda

Five times made into film versions since its original publication in 1894, The Prisoner of Zenda is a perennially popular adventure and romance story. Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-paced adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll must impersonate the rightful king in order to rescue him from the castle Zenda, all the while facing tests of honor with the beautiful Princess Flavia, and enduring tests of strength in his encounters with the villainous Black Michael and his handsome, debonair bodyguard, Rupert of Hentzau.

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De cinci ori transformat in versiuni cinematografice de la publicarea sa originala in 1894, Prizonierul din Zenda este o poveste de aventura si romantism populara. Povestea romantica a lui Hope il transporta pe eroul sau domn englez, Rudolf Rassendyll, de la o viata confortabila in Londra la aventuri trepidante in Ruritania, un tinut mitic plin de intrigi politice.