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.
- 6.0
- 1977
- Released
- 1h 53m
Mark Lester
Prince Edward / Tom Canty
Oliver Reed
Miles Hendon
Charlton Heston
Henry VIII
David Hemmings
Hugh Hendon
Ernest Borgnine
John Canty
George C. Scott
The Ruffler
Harry Andrews
Hertford
Raquel Welch
Lady Edith
Rex Harrison
The Duke of Norfolk
Sybil Danning
Mother Canty
Julian Orchard
. St.John
Murray Melvin
Prince's Dresser
Lalla Ward
Princess Elizabeth
Felicity Dean
Lady Jane
Graham Stark
JesterPreston Lockwood
Father Andrew
Arthur Hewlett
Fat ManTommy Wright
Constable
Harry Fowler
Nipper
Richard Hurndall
Archbishop CranmerDan Meaden
1st GuardTyrone Cassidy
2nd Guard
Don Henderson
Burly Ruffian
Sydney Bromley
Peasant
Ruth Madoc
Moll
Dudley Sutton
HodgeRoy Evans
Night OwlWilliam Lawford
Mandrake
Peter O'Farrell
Linklight
Anthony Sharp
Dr. Buttes
Peter Cellier
Mean ManAndrew Lodge
Captain of the GuardIgor de Savitch
Master of MusicDervis Ward
Forester
Michael Ripper
Edith's ServantJacques Le Carpentier
The Mute
Released
en
$8,000,000.00
- #based on novel or book
- #sword fight
- #identity swap
- #henry viii
- #16th century
- #children's adventure
- #pauper
Reviews
**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 material, but as I didn't get the story to read it