Prince and beggar boy
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| Original title | Prince and beggar boy |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1920 |
| length | 75 minutes |
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| Director | Alexander Korda |
| script | Lajos Biró based on the novel of almost the same name by Mark Twain |
| production | Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky for Sascha-Film (Vienna) |
| cut | Karl Hartl |
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Prince and Beggar Boy is an Austrian silent film from 1920 by Alexander Korda based on the novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain .
action
The film sticks closely to Mark Twain's original: the beggar boy Tom Canty gets lost one day in the royal gardens of London and meets the crown prince, who is exactly like him. Both boys quickly become friends and begin to develop an interest in each other's lives. Why not just swap roles for a short period of time? And so the ragged beggar boy becomes Prince Edward and the son of Henry VIII becomes a child from the poorest of backgrounds.
But the planned hour of role swap turns into half an eternity. While Tom is allowed to enjoy the comforts in the castle, but also has to obey the duties and strenuous requirements of etiquette, the king's sprout experiences the horror of a beggar boy in 16th century London. Prince Edward is terribly beaten by Tom's father, as Tom did not know otherwise. He experiences the dirt of the street, the beatings and humiliations and the everyday struggle for survival.
Soon Tom too is fed up with all the regulations that he has to submit to in the castle and protests with the words "I'm not the prince!" The courtiers think he's crazy, and then the king dies too. Tom could become the new ruler of England. At the last moment, Prince Edward succeeds in returning to the palace with the help of the soldier Miles Hendon and resuming his old position to be crowned as the true king. As the new monarch, he first proclaims that Tom should be under his own personal protection from now on.
Production notes
The prince and beggar boy , occasionally also led by His Majesty, the beggar child , was premiered on November 19, 1920 in Vienna and was about 2,400 meters long. A school ban was issued.
The eleven-year-old Hungarian Tibor Lubinszky played a double role here and had his breakthrough with this film by his compatriot Korda, who had brought him from Budapest to Vienna especially for this purpose.
The film constructions are by Artur Berger . Editor Karl Hartl was also an assistant director. The costumes come from Lambert Hofer .
With this film began Alexander Kolowrat's production phase of the lavish equipment and large-format films, with which he hoped for a business overseas, especially in America.
criticism
Contemporary the film was rated in Paimann's film lists as: “Material, game and photos and especially the wonderful scenery were excellent. (A hit of the first order). "
As Karol Kulik reports in his book Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles (Virgin Books, 1990) on pages 30 and 31, the film was not only a critical and audience success in Austria and Germany. It also enjoyed great approval in England and the USA.
Web links
- Prince and the Pauper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Prince and beggar boy at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prince and beggar boy ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Paimann's film lists
