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The Prince and the Pauper
Best from age 6 · G · 1962 · 93 min
All agesBest from age 6 · G · 1962 · 93 min · Adventure · TV Movie
The Prince and the Pauper
In 16th-century London, a young prince and a pauper who look exactly alike swap lives. They each experience the other's world, learning valuable lessons about responsibility and hardship before their true identities are restored.
What's in it
0 = none · 10 = intenseViolence & peril
Mild2/10
Language
Mild1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
None0/10
Romance & sensuality
None0/10
Scary moments
Mild2/10
Heads up
- Some peril when the prince is on the streets
Models well
- Empathy and understanding
- Social justice
- The importance of integrity
Talk about it after
- What it means to walk in someone else's shoes
- The differences between wealth and poverty
- The value of honesty
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Cast & crew
Directed by: Don Chaffey

Guy Williams
Miles Hendon

Laurence Naismith
Earl of Hertford

Donald Houston
John Canty

Sean Scully
Prince Edward / Tom Canty

Niall MacGinnis
Father Andrew

Geoffrey Keen
Yokel

Paul Rogers
Henry VIII

Dorothy Alison
Mrs. Canty

Jane Asher
Lady Jane Grey

Peter Butterworth
Will the Knifegrinder

Reginald Beckwith
Landlord

Sheila Allen
Princess Mary