Crossed Swords (1977)

The Prince and the Pauper (original title)

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PG
1h 48min
Adventure, Comedy
17 Mar 1978 (USA)
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Poor boy Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales exchange identities, but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.

Director:

Richard Fleischer

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Stars:

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Theatrical Trailer from Warner Bros. Pictures

Still of Lalla Ward in Crossed Swords (1977)

Still of Mark Lester (I) in Crossed Swords (1977)

Still of Oliver Reed (I) in Crossed Swords (1977)

Still of Rex Harrison (I) in Crossed Swords (1977)

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Cast verified as complete

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	Oliver Reed	...	Miles Hendon
	Raquel Welch	...	Lady Edith
	Mark Lester	...	Edward / Tom
	Ernest Borgnine	...	John Canty
	George C. Scott	...	Ruffler
	Rex Harrison	...	The Duke of Norfolk
	David Hemmings	...	Hugh Hendon
	Harry Andrews	...	Hertford
	Julian Orchard	...	St.John
	Murray Melvin	...	Prince's Dresser
	Lalla Ward	...	Princess Elizabeth
	Felicity Dean	...	Lady Jane
	Sybil Danning	...	Mother Canty
	Graham Stark	...	Jester
	Preston Lockwood	...	Father Andrew
	Arthur Hewlett	...	Fat Man
	Tommy Wright	...	Constable
	Harry Fowler	...	Nipper
	Richard Hurndall	...	Archbishop Cranmer
	Dan Meaden	...	1st Guard
	Tyrone Cassidy	...	2nd Guard
	Don Henderson	...	Burly Ruffian
	Sydney Bromley	...	Peasant
	Ruth Madoc	...	Moll
	Dudley Sutton	...	Hodge
	Roy Evans	...	Night Owl
	William Lawford	...	Mandrake
	Peter O'Farrell	...	Linklight
	Anthony Sharp	...	Dr. Buttes
	Peter Cellier	...	Mean Man
	Andrew Lodge	...	Captain of the Guard
	Igor De Savitch	...	Master of Music
	Dervis Ward	...	Forester
	Michael Ripper	...	Edith's Servant
	Jacques Le Carpentier	...	The Mute
	Charlton Heston	...	Henry VIII
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ödön Berényi	...	Old Priest in Blue Coat with Crown Jewels (uncredited)
	Mason Cardiff	...	Pick pocket (uncredited)
	Les Conrad	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Paul Hand	...	Page Boy to the Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
	Antal Leisen	...	Wine Taster (uncredited)
	Charles Price	...	Gentleman (uncredited)
	Bill Risley	...	Courtier (uncredited)
	Bunny Seaman	...	Courtier (uncredited)
	Esme Smythe	...	Courtier (uncredited)
	Margaret Stuart	...	Courtier (uncredited)
	Bill Weston	...	Ruffian (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Fleischer

Written by

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Berta Domínguez D.	...	(original screenplay)
Pierre Spengler	...	(screenplay)

Mark Twain	...	(novel)

George MacDonald Fraser	...	(final screenplay)

Produced by

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Ilya Salkind	...	executive producer
Pierre Spengler	...	producer

Music by

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Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

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Jack Cardiff

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director of photography

Editing by

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Ernest Walter

Casting By

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Maude Spector

Production Design by

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Anthony Pratt
Wilfred Shingleton	...	(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Maurice Fowler
John Hoesli
Jack Stephens

Costume Design by

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Judy Moorcroft

Makeup Department

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Stephanie Kaye	...	hair: Miss Welch
Charlene Roberson	...	make-up: Miss Welch
José Antonio Sánchez	...	make-up (as Jose Antonio Sanchez) / wigs by (as Jose Antonio Sanchez)
Joan Carpenter	...	hairdresser (uncredited)
Ziggy Geike	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Peter Robb-King	...	make-up (uncredited)
Josefa Rubio	...	hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ottó Elek	...	production supervisor (as Otto Élek)
Basil Keys	...	production supervisor
Helena Toth	...	unit manager (as Helena Tóth)
Sándor Tóth	...	production manager (as Sandor Tóth)
Nigel Wooll	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Olivier Assayas	...	third assistant director
Michael Green	...	second assistant director
Vilmos Kolba	...	first assistant director
Laurent Perrin	...	third assistant director
Zsuzsa Szemes	...	second assistant director (as Zsuzsanna Szemes)
Nigel Wooll	...	assistant director
Arnold Schulkes	...	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Eddie Fowlie	...	property master
Tibor Nell	...	construction manager
Syd Nightingale	...	construction manager (as Sid Nightingale)
Rafael Ablanque	...	draughtsman (uncredited)
José María Alarcón	...	assistant production designer (uncredited) / draughtsman (uncredited)
Harry Berryman	...	standby carpenter (uncredited)
Miguel Chang	...	draughtsman (uncredited)
János Czakó	...	stand-by props (uncredited)
Jim Day	...	property buyer (uncredited)
Benjamín Fernández	...	draughtsman (uncredited)
Terry Greenwood	...	dressing props (uncredited)
Arthur Healey	...	sculptor (uncredited)
Tommy Ibbetson	...	chargehand props (uncredited) / standby props (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge	...	standby props (uncredited)
Peter Melrose	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Brian Muir	...	sculptor (uncredited)
Dave Newton	...	standby props (uncredited)
Mickey Pugh	...	standby props (uncredited)
Rosalind Shingleton	...	draughtswoman (uncredited)
Alex Southall	...	standby stagehand (uncredited)
Allan Walsham	...	carpenter (uncredited)
John Whatling	...	dressing props (uncredited)
Bob White	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Peter Williams	...	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roy Charman	...	sound mixer
Bob Jones	...	dubbing mixer
Colin Miller	...	sound editor
George Rice	...	sound engineer (uncredited)
Mike Tucker	...	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Eddie Fowlie	...	special effects
Nick Allder	...	special effects (uncredited)
Péter Pásztorfi	...	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Wally Veevers	...	optical effects
Doug Ferris	...	matte artist (uncredited)
John Grant	...	matte camera (uncredited)

Stunts

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B.H. Barry	...	fight arranger (as B. H. Barry)
László Imre	...	stunt double (uncredited)
Miklós Párdányi	...	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Zoltán Dancsók	...	gaffer (as Zoltán Dancsóis)
Frank Elliott	...	focus puller
Frank Heeney	...	gaffer
Miklós Herczeg	...	grip
Alec Mills	...	camera operator
Imre Sisa	...	grip
Miki Thomas	...	clapper/loader
David Appleby	...	stillsman (uncredited)
Peter Clarson	...	lighting technician: UK (uncredited)
Peter Hopkins	...	grip (uncredited)
Michael Walter	...	key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Betty Adamson	...	wardrobe supervisor
Andrés Fernández	...	wardrobe master (as Andres Fernandez)
Ulla-Britt Söderlund	...	costumes designed by: Miss Welch's (as Ulla Britt Søderlund)
Austin Cooper	...	wardrobe assistant: UK (uncredited)
Dorothy Edwards	...	wardrobe supervisor: UK (uncredited)
Arthur Newman	...	wardrobe assistant: UK (uncredited)

Location Management

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Chris Kenny

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location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Richard Harvey	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Maurice Jarre	...	conductor (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
National Philharmonic Orchestra	...	music performed by (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Pamela Carlton

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continuity

Transportation Department

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Fred Golding	...	Mr. Fleischer's driver (uncredited)
Bob Stimpson	...	unit driver (uncredited)
George Swales	...	Mr. Heston's driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Barbara Back	...	production assistant
Sally Gilpin	...	choreographer
Al Hix	...	publicist
Charles Knighton	...	technical advisor
Rex Mitchell	...	production accountant
Maria Monreal	...	assistant to producers
Alexander Salkind	...	presenter
Jutta Szapáry	...	production secretary
Diana Belli	...	researcher (uncredited)
Timothy Burrill	...	production administrator: UK (uncredited)
Tony Webb	...	production office runner (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Europa Film (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Syncron Film (1977) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1977) (Japan) (theatrical)
Mundial Filmes (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1982) (United States) (tv)
Media Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
Video Elit (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2014) (Australia) (DVD)
StudioCanal (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)
Twentieth Century Fox (1977) (Australia) (theatrical)
Zjednoczenie Rozpowszechniania Filmów (1980) (Poland) (theatrical)
Delta Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
StudioCanal (World-wide)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Bermans & Nathans (costumes manufactured by)
Hungarofilm (the producers would like to thank: for their co-operation and invaluable contribution to the making of this film)
National Screen Service (titles)
Shepperton Studios (re-recording at)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Tom Canty (Mark Lester) is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales (Mark Lester) and son of King Henry VIII (Charlton Heston). 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 are separated and each must live the other's life. Written by Eric Sorensen Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	slapstick-comedy period-drama young-boy royal-family king-edward-vi-character See All (56) »
Taglines	Another rollicking adventure from the creators of The Three Musketeers. See more »
Genres	Adventure Comedy Drama Family
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:M Finland:K-8 France:Tous publics Germany:6 Hungary:KN Japan:G Norway:12 (Netflix self-rating) Norway:16 Portugal:M/12 Singapore:PG Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:PG

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Crossed Swords (United States) Koldus és királyfi (Hungary) Crossed Swords (Canada, English title) Le prince et le pauvre (France) Der Prinz und der Bettler (Germany) See more »
Runtime	108 min
Country	United Kingdom United States Hungary
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) See more »
Sound Mix	70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Mono (35 mm prints)
Filming Locations	Sopron, Hungary See more »

Box Office

Budget

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Mark Lester's last acting role. He gave up acting due to the film's poor reception. It was widely rumoured, beginning around 2010, that he would return to acting in a portrayal of King Harold II in a film called "1066". Reports of this project faded toward the end of the 2010s without the film being made. See more »
Goofs	After Miles Hendon fights with John Canty & his neighbors, Hendon lies apparently dead on the ground. One of Canty's neighbors warns Canty: "...The police'll beat on ye, even if no one else does..." The term "police" did not exist in England until the eighteenth century. He should have said watchmen or constables. This is a mishearing; Nipper says, "the priest'll peach (inform) on you if no-one else does." The priest has just examined the seemingly lifeless body of Miles Hendon and shouted "murderer!" at John Canty. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Making of 'The Prince and the Pauper' (1978). See more »
Quotes	Tom Canty: If you think the food may be poisoned, why not feed it to a dog, or a plumber? See more »

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