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The Prince and the Pauper is a film of genre Adventure directed by Giles Foster released in USA on 1 january 2000 with Aidan Quinn
The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
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Add to a movie listLe Prince et le Pauvre (The Prince and the Pauper) est un téléfilm américain réalisé par Giles Foster et diffusé en 2000 sur Odyssey Network.
Il est adapté du roman éponyme de Mark Twain.
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Londres, 1535. Tout oppose Édouard, le fils du roi Henri VIII, qui mène depuis toujours une vie de luxe et Tom, issu d'une famille pauvre et élevé par un père alcoolique. Tout, sauf leurs visages, qui sont absolument identiques. Lorsque les deux enfants se rencontrent dans la cour du palais d’Édouard, ils décident d'échanger leurs vies pour quelques heures.Actors
Aidan Quinn
(Miles Hendon)
Alan Bates
(Re Enrico VIII)
Jonathan Hyde
(Lord Hertford)
Alison Newman
(Ann Canty)
James Saxon
(Father Abbot)
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