''The Runaway Princess'' is a 1929 British- German silent drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and Fritz Wendhausen and starring Mady Christians,

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Production

The film was a co-production between

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and the German company Laender Film. It was made at Laenderfilm Studios in Berlin and Welwyn Studios in

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. It was based on the 1905 novel '' Princess Priscilla's Fortnight'' by Lady Elizabeth Russell. An alternative German-language version known as ''Priscillas Fahrt ins Glück'' was directed by Fritz Wendhausen.

Cast

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* 1929 films British silent feature films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 drama films German silent feature films British black-and-white films Films directed by Anthony Asquith Films directed by Fritz Wendhausen British drama films British multilingual films Films based on British novels German multilingual films German black-and-white films German drama films Films shot at Welwyn Studios 1920s British films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s multilingual films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub