Crossed Swords (1978) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. 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.

Cast & Crew

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Richard O. Fleischer

Oliver Reed

Raquel Welch

Mark Lester

Prince Edward; Tom Canty

Ernest Borgnine

George C Scott

Film Details

Also Known As

Prince and the Pauper, The

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Period

Release Date

1978

Distribution Company

20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 53m

Sound

70 mm 6-Track

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Tom is a poor young English man who looks very much like Prince Edward, son of the reigning King Henry VIII and the heir to the throne. When Tom and the prince meet, they note the resemblance and decide to change places for fun, just for a little while. But they are separated before they can reveal the prank, and Tom, now living in the castle, learns just how corrupt a place it is. .

Director

Richard O. Fleischer

Cast

Oliver Reed

Raquel Welch

Mark Lester

Prince Edward; Tom Canty

Ernest Borgnine

George C Scott

Rex Harrison

Duke Of Norfolk

David Hemmings

Charlton Heston

Harry Andrews

Murray Melvin

Sybil Danning

Felicity Dean

Lalla Ward

Princess Elizabeth

Julian Orchard

Graham Stark

Richard Hurndall

Archbishop Cranmer

Anthony Sharp

Henry Fowler

Preston Lockwood

Jacques Lecarpentier

Ruth Madoc

Terry Maidment

Dudley Sutton

Dervis Ward

Sydney Bromley

Roy Evans

Bill Lawford

Peter O'farrell

Nicholas Amer

Prison Governor

Zalian Whitmore

Jane West

Guildhall Singer

Tommy Wright

Dan Meaden

Peter Cellier

Don Henderson

Tyrone Cassidy

Igor Desavitch

Andrew Lodge

Crew

Betty Adamson

David Appleby

Barbara Back

Production Assistant

B H Barry

Ken Bray

Jack Cardiff

Director Of Photography

Jack Cardiff

Pamela Carlton

Roy Charman

Sound Recording Mixer

Berta Dominguez D

Screenplay (Original)

Frank Elliot

Eddie Fowlie

George Macdonald Fraser

Screenplay (Final)

Sally Gilpin

Michael G Green

2nd Assistant Director

Frank Heeney

Al Hix

Maurice Jarre

Basil Keys

Production Supervisor

Charles Knighton

Technical Advisor (Historical)

Christian Lehemonet

Colin Miller

Sound Editor (Dubbing)

Alec Mills

Camera Operator

Rex Mitchell

Maria Monreal

Assistant (To Producers)

Judy Moorcroft

Costume Designer

Tony Pratt

Production Designer

Pepe Rubio

Alexander Salkind

Ilya Salkind

Executive Producer

Jose Antonio Sanchez

Ulla-britt Soederlund

Costume Designer (Raquel Welch)

Maude Spector

Pierre Spengler

Screenplay (Original)

Pierre Spengler

Mark Twain

Source Material (From Novel)

Ernest Walter

Dennis Whitehouse

Assistant Editor

Nigel Wooll

Assistant Director

Nigel Wooll

Production Manager

Film Details

Also Known As

Prince and the Pauper, The

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Period

Release Date

1978

Distribution Company

20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 53m

Sound

70 mm 6-Track

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Quotes

Trivia

The last non-special-event movie to play Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States March 1978

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978

Remake of "The Prince and the Pauper" (1937) directed by William Keighley.

Completed production February 1978.

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978

Released in United States March 1978 (Los Angeles)

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