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The Prince and the Pauper

6.1/ 1019771h 53mPG

DramaAdventure

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.

Directed by Richard Fleischer

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Mark Lester

Mark Lester

Prince Edward / Tom Canty

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Miles Hendon

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Henry VIII

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Hugh Hendon

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

John Canty

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

The Ruffler

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Hertford

Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch

Lady Edith