The DuPont Show of the Month The Prisoner of Zenda (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The DuPont Show of the Month

The Prisoner of Zenda (Season 4, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king when the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.

Director

Alex Segal

Writers

Sumner Locke Elliott (teleplay) | Anthony Hope (novel "The Prisoner of Zenda")

Producer

David Susskind

See all filmmakers & crew (4)

Edit Released

Updated Jan 18, 1961

Release date

Jan 18, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Prisoner of Zenda.

Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Roberts Blossom Gustav Gustav See fewer	Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Philip Bosco Duke Michael Duke Michael See fewer	The Savages (2007)
John Call Customs Officer Customs Officer See fewer	Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Francis Compton Sir Hubert Whittam Sir Hubert Whittam See fewer	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Farley Granger Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau See fewer	Strangers on a Train (1951)
Mark Lenard Detchard Detchard See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Rex O'Malley Chancellor Chancellor See fewer	Midnight (1939)
Christopher Plummer Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Roy Poole Johann Johann See fewer	1776 (1972)
Inger Stevens Princess Flavia Princess Flavia See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
James Valentine Fritz Von Tarlenheim Fritz Von Tarlenheim See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
Nancy Wickwire Antoinette de Mauban Antoinette de Mauban See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
John Williams Colonel Sapt Colonel Sapt See fewer	Dial M for Murder (1954)