- BFI identifier263062
- Date1987 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisA comic tale of true love and high adventure, in which a young boy is persuaded to listen while his grandfather reads him a fairy story. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- CreditsDirector: Rob Reiner
Production Company: The Princess Bride
Production Company: Buttercup Films
view all - CastCary Elwes (Westley)
Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya)
Chris Sarandon (Prince Humperdinck)
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Title
The Princess Bride (Original)
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