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The Princess Bride

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7.7/10 • 4.5K

1987-09-251h 39m

AdventureFamilyFantasyComedyRomance

It's as real as the feelings you feel.

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.

Directors
Rob Reiner
Editors
Robert Leighton

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  1. Cary Elwes

    Cary Elwes

    Westley

  2. Robin Wright

    Robin Wright

    The Princess Bride

  3. Mandy Patinkin

    Mandy Patinkin

    Inigo Montoya

  4. Chris Sarandon

    Chris Sarandon

    Prince Humperdinck

  5. Christopher Guest

    Christopher Guest

    Count Rugen

  6. Wallace Shawn

    Wallace Shawn

    Vizzini

  7. André Roussimoff

    André Roussimoff

    Fezzik

  8. Fred Savage

    Fred Savage

    The Grandson

  9. Peter Falk

    Peter Falk

    The Grandfather

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bigbassdrum

Jul 11, 2015

10/10

The Princess Bride is ultimately a story of love - of a grandather for his grandson, of Inigo Montoya for his murdered father and between Buttercup and Wesley. It is an old fashioned fairy tale in a sense, but its imagination, wit and humour stands it apart from convention. The characters are endearing and essential to the plot. The pace of the film changes up and down beautifully throughout and the script is a joy, playing with words and ideas. Humanity prevails in this wonderous tale, I learnt plenty from it as a child and I still watch it from time to time to remind me of the goodness within us and the ability to triumph over adversity. The Princess Bride has a way of being traditional whilst challenging norms and that is why I will always love it. 10/10 for me. The only criticism I have is that it is too male centric as many films and series still are unfortunately. Although, saying that, Buttercup is much hardier than most princesses portrayed in children's films. This is a film that appeals to adults and children alike. Stop writing did you say? As you wish x

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$16,000,000.00
Revenue
$30,900,000.00
Keywords
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