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Education of a Prince (1927)

Education of a Prince poster
Original title
Éducation de prince
Directed by
Henri Diamant-Berger
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a prince who needs to learn proper behavior. A woman helps him with his education, leading to humorous situations.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezygentleold-fashionedwitty

What happens

Education of a Prince (French: Éducation de Prince) is a 1927 French silent comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Edna Purviance, Pierre Batcheff and Flora le Breton. It was adapted by Henri Diamant-Berger from the 1900 play of the same title by Maurice Donnay. This was Purviance's last film before retiring the next year. In 1938 Alexander Esway directed a remake Education of a Prince with adaptation and screenplay written by Henri-Georges Clouzot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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