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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.
Theatrical
Oct 9, 1987
Box Office
$30.9M
Budget
$16.0M
Return
1.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 30, 1988
Theaters
17
Director
Rob Reiner
Writer
William Goldman
Producers
Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Norman Lear
Music
Mark Knopfler
Studio
The Princess Bride, Buttercup Films, Act III Productions
Themes
based on novel or book
dreams
narration
miracle
wrestling
sword fight
revenge
boat chase
pirate
wedding
swashbuckler
evil prince
screwball
impersonation
giant man
story within the story
hidden identity
fictitious country
grandfather grandson relationship
battle of wits
dramatic
romantic
adoring
enchant
fairytale
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Taglines
She gets kidnapped. He gets killed. But it all ends up okay.
More Than an Ordinary Fairy Tale
Taglines
Heroes. Giants. Villains. Miracle Men. True Love. - Not just your basic, average, everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale.
The Reality of Feelings
Taglines
It's as real as the feelings you feel
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Taglines
Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity, Battling Rodents of Unusual Size, Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. - True love has never been a snap.
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Elwes
Westley
R
Robin Wright
The Princess Bride
M
Mandy Patinkin
Inigo Montoya
C
Chris Sarandon
Prince Humperdinck
C
Christopher Guest
Count Rugen
W
Wallace Shawn
Vizzini
A
André Roussimoff
Fezzik
F
Fred Savage
The Grandson
P
Peter Falk
The Grandfather
P
Peter Cook
The Impressive Clergyman
M
Mel Smith
The Albino
C
Carol Kane
Valerie
B
Billy Crystal
Miracle Max
A
Anne Dyson
The Queen
M
Margery Mason
The Ancient Booer
M
Malcolm Storry
Yellin
W
Willoughby Gray
The King
B
Betsy Brantley
The Mother
D
Derek Pykett
Villager (uncredited)
