Rupert of Hentzau (1915 film)
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Rupert of Hentzau is a 1915 British adventure film
of the silent era. It was directed by George Loane Tucker
and starred Henry Ainley
, Jane Gail
, Charles Rock
, George Bellamy, Warwick Wellington and Gerald Ames
. It was based on the novel Rupert of Hentzau
by Anthony Hope
, the sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda
. It tells the story of the journey of an Englishmen to Ruritania
in Eastern Europe where he is forced to impersonate a King to thwart the plans of a villanous aristocrat Rupert of Hentzau.
It was released in the United States
in 1916, which sometimes leads to it being attributed to that year. It was later re-released in 1918 at the end of the First World War.
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
of the silent era. It was directed by George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 61 films between 1911 and 1921. Tucker had been an actor before moving to directing. In 1913 he directed Traffic in Souls, which concerned the topic of white slavery. The film, over 70 years later, remains an early...
and starred Henry Ainley
Henry Ainley
Henry Hinchliffe Ainley was an English Shakespearean stage and screen actor. He was married three times to Susanne Sheldon, Elaine Fearon and the novelist Bettina Riddle, later Baroness von Hutten zum Stolzenberg...
, Jane Gail
Jane Gail
Jane Gail was an early American silent movie andstage actress.She is best remembered for her role in the 1913 silent film adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's imperiled fiancée...
, Charles Rock
Charles Rock
Charles Rock was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck.-Selected filmography:* The Firm of Girdlestone * The Prisoner of Zenda * Rupert of Hentzau * Beau Brocade...
, George Bellamy, Warwick Wellington and Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
. It was based on the novel Rupert of Hentzau
Rupert of Hentzau
Rupert of Hentzau is a sequel by Anthony Hope to The Prisoner of Zenda, written in 1895, but not published until 1898.-Plot summary:...
by Anthony Hope
Anthony Hope
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope , was an English novelist and playwright. Although he was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels, he is remembered best for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau...
, the sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend his own coronation. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his...
. It tells the story of the journey of an Englishmen to Ruritania
Ruritania
Ruritania is a fictional country in central Europe which forms the setting for three books by Anthony Hope: The Prisoner of Zenda , The Heart of Princess Osra , and Rupert of Hentzau...
in Eastern Europe where he is forced to impersonate a King to thwart the plans of a villanous aristocrat Rupert of Hentzau.
It was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1916, which sometimes leads to it being attributed to that year. It was later re-released in 1918 at the end of the First World War.