Westley, aka "The Dread Pirate Roberts"
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The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, and Robin Wright.
Oct 9, 1987 · The Princess Bride: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest. A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story...
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The Princess Bride (1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Princess Bride. A man regales his ailing grandson with a tale of romance and adventure in this lighthearted fairy tale. Duration: 1h 38m. Release Date: 1987. Genre: RomanceFamilyComedyFantasyAction-Adventure. Rating: Director: Rob Reiner. Starring: Cary Elwes Mandy Patinkin Chris Sarandon Christopher Guest Wallace Shawn Andre the Giant.
The Princess Bride. "The Princess Bride" begins as a story that a grandfather is reading out of a book. But already the movie has a spin on it, because the grandfather is played by Peter Falk, and in the distinctive quality of his voice we detect a certain edge.
The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup, engaged to the odious Prince Humperdinck, is kidnapped and held against her will in order to start a war, It is up to Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) to save her.
