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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 08/15/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 1 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Drama, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Crossed Swords

A poor commoner and a young prince each find out how the other half lives in this adventure story based on the classic tale by Mark Twain. Tom Canty (Mark Lester) is a young man from a laboring family who bears a striking resemblance to Prince Edward (also played by Lester), the son of King Henry VIII (Charlton Heston) and heir to his throne. Tom and Edward meet by chance, and they decide to exchange places briefly as a lark; Edward will get to live as an ordinary boy, and Tom will be able to enjoy the perks of royalty. But the two are separated before they can let everyone in on the joke, and Tom discovers as he pretends to be Price Edward that the castle is awash in corruption. Originally released as Crossed Swords, The Prince and the Pauper also features Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, George C. Scott, and Rex Harrison. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Oliver Reed - Miles Hendon
Raquel Welch - Edith
Mark Lester - Prince Edward
Mark Lester - Tom Canty
Ernest Borgnine - John Canty
George C. Scott - The Ruffler

Relive Mark Twain's timeless tale of mistaken identity with Anchor Bay Entertainment's release of Richard Fleischer's The Prince and the Pauper. Viewable in either 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen of 1.33:1 pan-and-scan, this disc offers audio rendered in English Dolby Digital Mono. Extra features include a theatrical trailer and a TV spot. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide