Oh, Hollywood, Hollywood. You'll never change.

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i8EPRhuqdKM46EEvnWGvKI4uvO_w?docId=N0219891290503389946A

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[arhyalon]

What I'd like to see is an new version of Prisoner of Zenda...not that I think we need a new one, mind you, the Ronald Colman version is terrific, but I find that many of my younger friends have never heard of it, which I find amazing. This movie was made over and over again in the early days. I think the latest version had Peter Sellers. It's strange that, in this day of a million reboots, no one is making one.

It would make a good cartoon, too.

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As it happens, I read the original novel a few weeks ago, and it is brilliant. It could easily stand being arranged again.

[arhyalon]

Really! I only just found out there was a novel. The movies been made at least 5 times, plus at least one cartoon version...it's just amazing that it suddenly fell off the radar.

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I am surprised. I suggest you read it: Anthony Hope's novel would delight you, both because of its brilliant pace and invention and because of its chivalrous moral world. And it has an equally good follow-up, Rupert of Hentzau. Here is his Gutenberg page: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/h#a63

[arhyalon]

Thank you! I will definitely put that on my reading list!