The Princess Bride Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

September 25, 1987

Distributor

Twentieth Century Fox

Genre

Comedy

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$30,857,814 + $44,628 = $30,902,442

Cast

Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Wallace Shawn, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Peter Falk, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Peter Cook, Mel Smith

1946-1993

Andre the Giant

as Fezzik

Fred Savage

as The Grandson

Mandy Patinkin

as Inigo Montoya

Billy Crystal

as Miracle Max

Wallace Shawn

as Vizzini

Cary Elwes

as Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts/T

Robin Wright

as Buttercup/The Princess Bride

1927-2011

Peter Falk

as Grandpa/The Narrator

Carol Kane

as Valerie, Max's wife

Chris Sarandon

as Prince Humperdinck

Christopher Guest

as Count Tyrone Rugen

1937-1995

Peter Cook

as The Impressive Clergyman

1952-2013

Mel Smith

as The Albino

About The Princess Bride

While home sick in bed, a young 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.

About

With the help of a giant and a swordsman, a beautiful girl and her true love fight against an evil prince

Trivia

The movie is adapted by William Goldman who wrote the 1973 novel of the same name. In 2016, the film was inducted into the National Film Registry by the US Library of Congress.