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The Princess Bride
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
1987 · Directed by Rob Reiner · 99 min · Adventure · Fantasy · Family · 17 frames
Tagline
It's as real as the feelings you feel.
Crew
- Screenplay: William Goldman
- Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
- Edited by: Robert Leighton
- Music: Mark Knopfler
- Production design: Norman Garwood
- Produced by: Andrew Scheinman, Rob Reiner
Cast
- Cary Elwes as Westley
- Robin Wright as The Princess Bride
- Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya
- Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck
- Christopher Guest as Count Rugen
- Wallace Shawn as Vizzini
- André Roussimoff as Fezzik
- Fred Savage as The Grandson
- Peter Falk as The Grandfather
- Peter Cook as The Impressive Clergyman
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: The Princess Bride, Buttercup Films, Act III Productions
- Budget: $16,000,000
- Box office: $30,900,000
- Themes: dreams, based on novel or book, narration, wrestling, miracle, sword fight, revenge, boat chase, pirate, wedding
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