The Prisoner of Zenda (1915 film)

The Prisoner of Zenda
Directed by	George Loane Tucker
Written by	W. Courtney Rowden
Based on	The Prisoner of Zenda 1894 novel by Anthony Hope
Produced by	Daniel Frohman
Starring	Henry Ainley Jane Gail Gerald Ames
Production company	London Film Company
Distributed by	Jury Films
Release date	March 1915 (1915-03)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1915 British silent adventure film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Henry Ainley, Jane Gail and Gerald Ames. Shot at Twickenham Studios, it is an adaptation of 1894 novel The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.[1] A film based on the 1898 sequel Rupert of Hentzau was released shortly afterwards with the same director and cast.

Plot summary

Cast

• Henry Ainley as Rudolf Rasendyll / Rudolf V
• Jane Gail as Princess Flavia
• Gerald Ames as Rupert of Hentzau
• Arthur Holmes-Gore as Michael, Duke of Strelsau
• Charles Rock as Colonel Sapt
• George Bellamy as Captain von Rischenheim
• Norman Yates as Fritz von Tarlenheim
• Marie Anita Bozzi as Antoinette de Mauban

References

1. Goble p.917

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918. Routledge, 1997.

External links

• The Prisoner of Zenda at IMDb