The Prince and the Pauper
1962 | 93m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Don Chaffey |
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| Writer: | Jack Whittingham, Mark Twain |
| Staring: |
| In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously makes his "twin" a ward of the court. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1962 |
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| Director: | Don Chaffey |
| Writer: | Jack Whittingham, Mark Twain |
| Genres: | Adventure, TV Movie |
| Keywords | prince, pauper |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Guy Williams | Miles Hendon |
| Laurence Naismith | Earl of Hertford |
| Donald Houston | John Canty |
| Sean Scully | Prince Edward / Tom Canty |
| Niall MacGinnis | Father Andrew |
| Geoffrey Keen | Yokel |
| Paul Rogers | Henry VIII |
| Dorothy Alison | Mrs. Canty |
| Jane Asher | Lady Jane Grey |
| Peter Butterworth | Will the Knifegrinder |
| Reginald Beckwith | Landlord |
| Sheila Allen | Princess Mary |
| Derek Godfrey | Guard |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Sir Goeffrey |
| Nigel Green | The Ruffler |
| Michael Ripper | Broom Peddler |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Stringer | Art Direction |
| Dennis Bertera | Assistant Director |
| Norman Bolland | Sound |
| Maggie Furze | Costume Design |
| Don Chaffey | Director |
| Paul Beeson | Director of Photography |
| Peter Boita | Editor |
| Jack Whittingham | Writer |
| Tristram Cary | Original Music Composer |
| Mark Twain | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hugh Attwooll | Associate Producer |
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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A fun adaptation of Mark Twain's ultimate doppelgänger story. Sean Scully is the beggar ("Tom Canty") who stumbles into the palace of Henry VIII (Paul Rogers) where he encounters a curious Prince of Wales - who might be his twin! The Prince is struggling to find attire for a rather tiresome fancy dr ... ess party and hits on the idea of swapping clothes with his new, scruffy, friend. The guards assume the prince is really the pauper and evict him from his grandeur to make his way in the squalid streets of "Offal Court"; where he meets "Miles Hendon" (Guy Williams) and sets about convincing him, and everyone else of his true identity. Meantime "Tom" is having as equally an hard time convincing all the folks in the palace that he isn't actually the Prince - and when Henry VII dies - the King too. It's an enjoyable, colourful historical adventure with some swash and buckle; good attention to the detail of Tudor Court and costumes and the likes of Jane Asher, Donald Houston and Laurence Naismith all support the young Scully well.