Released in the UK as The Prince and the Pauper , this star-studded twist on Mark Twain’s classic social satire is a great flick for the whole family. When a commoner bumps into the Prince (and future King) of Wales and they decide to make a switch of clothes as a practical joke, they are unexpectedly separated and forced to take on the other’s life. Set in In 16th Century London, England and based on “The Prince and the Pauper,” Mark Twain’s novel about adventure and intrigue in the court of Henry VIII.
Starring Raquel Welch, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews, Ernest Borgnine, Sydney Bromley, Peter Cellier, Felicity Dean.
Note: There is also a [The Prince and the Pauper (1937)](http://amzn.to/1mGLZqL) starring Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, a Disney live-action version of The [Prince and the Pauper (1962)](http://amzn.to/1mGLVat) starring Guy Williams, Laurence Naismith, [The Prince and the Pauper (BBC TV mini-series 1996)](http://amzn.to/1mGMBwl) six-part miniseries version starring Peter Jeffrey, James Purefoy, Sophia Myles, Keith Michell, Philip Sarson, and a [The Prince and the Pauper (2000)](http://amzn.to/1mGM5yz) family television movie starring Aidan Quinn, Alan Bates, Jonathan Hyde.