Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- dreams
- based on novel or book
- narration
- wrestling
- miracle
- sword fight
- revenge
- boat chase
- pirate
- wedding
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Cary Elwes
Westley
Robin Wright
The Princess Bride
Mandy Patinkin
Inigo Montoya
Chris Sarandon
Prince Humperdinck
- Christopher Guest — Count Rugen
- Wallace Shawn — Vizzini
- André Roussimoff — Fezzik
- Fred Savage — The Grandson
- Peter Falk — The Grandfather
- Peter Cook — The Impressive Clergyman
- Mel Smith — The Albino
- Carol Kane — Valerie
- Billy Crystal — Miracle Max
- Anne Dyson — The Queen
- Margery Mason — The Ancient Booer
- Directed
- Rob Reiner
- Written
- William Goldman
Production
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 5,273 ratings
- Studio
- The Princess Bride, Buttercup Films, Act III Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
