The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy directed by Rob Reiner, adapted by William Goldman from his own 1973 novel of the same name. Framed as a story read aloud by a grandfather to his sick grandson, it follows the farmhand Westley, played by Cary Elwes, as he sets out to rescue Princess Buttercup, played by Robin Wright, from a forced marriage to the villainous Prince Humperdinck, aided along the way by the swordsman Inigo Montoya, played by Mandy Patinkin, and the giant Fezzik, played by Andre the Giant. Modest at the box office on release, it became a widely quoted cult classic through home video.
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The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner
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The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner
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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, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.
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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, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.
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