Crossed Swords (1977) The Prince and the Pauper [w/Commentary]

Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Berta Domínguez D. (original screenplay) (as Berta Dominguez D.), Pierre Spengler (screenplay)
Stars: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Mark Lester

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.



Audio Commentary: by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson

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