The Prisoner of Zenda
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1952 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Richard Thorpe |
| Cast | Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Louis Calhern, Jane Greer, James Mason |
| Genre | Adventure romance |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Prisoner of Zenda | – |
| Español | El prisionero de Zenda | El prisionero de Zenda |
| Français | Le Prisonnier de Zenda | Le Prisonnier de Zenda |
| Deutsch | Der Gefangene von Zenda | Der Gefangene von Zenda |
| Português | O Prisioneiro de Zenda | O Prisioneiro de Zenda |
| Italiano | Il prigioniero di Zenda | Il prigioniero di Zenda |
| Русский | Узник замка Зенда | Uznik zamka Zenda |
| 中文（简体） | 曾达的囚徒 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 曾達的囚徒 | – |
| 한국어 | 젠다성의 포로 | Jendaseong-ui poro |
| ไทย | The Prisoner of Zenda | The Prisoner of Zenda |
| Tiếng Việt | Tù nhân thành Zenda | Tù nhân thành Zenda |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Tawanan Zenda | Tawanan Zenda |
| 日本語 | ゼンダ城の虜 | Zenda-jō no toriko |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which private identity and public duty collide within a royal substitution crisis
■ Synopsis
A lookalike Englishman is drawn into a royal conspiracy and must impersonate a king to preserve a kingdom.
■ RECIPE Tags
#Substitution #RoyalDuty #HiddenIdentity #SacrificialLove
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Identity as political instrument
Reason: A private person is converted into a public substitute to stabilize authority
Related Film: Dave - Middle: Love under assumed identity
Reason: Romance develops inside a role that cannot be openly possessed
Related Film: Roman Holiday - Core: Duty over personal desire
Reason: The rightful order is preserved by relinquishing the life and love gained through impersonation
Related Film: The Man in the Iron Mask
■ Secondary Axes
- Double as legitimacy crisis: A doubled body threatens and protects sovereign continuity
Related Film: The Prince and the Pauper - Adventure as restoration of order: Swashbuckling action serves the recovery of political legitimacy
Related Film: The Adventures of Robin Hood
■ Person
- Director: Richard Thorpe
- Cast: Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Louis Calhern, Jane Greer, James Mason
■ Structural Tags
#SubstitutionStructure #LegitimacyCrisis #RenunciationEndstate
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #1952Film #NovelAdaptation
