# The Prince in Chains

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{{Infobox film
| name = The Prince in Chains
| image =The Prince in Chains poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [Luis Lucia](/source/Luis_Lucia)
| producer =  [Miguel A. Martin](/source/Miguel_A._Martin)
| writer = {{ubl|[José Rodulfo Boeta](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Rodulfo_Boeta)|[Pedro Calderón de la Barca](/source/Pedro_Calder%C3%B3n_de_la_Barca) (play)|[Javier Escrivá](/source/Javier_Escriv%C3%A1)}}
| narrator =
| starring = 
| music = [Cristóbal Halffter](/source/Crist%C3%B3bal_Halffter)
| cinematography = {{Ill|Alejandro Ulloa (cinematographer)|ca|Alejandro Ulloa Alonso|lt=Alejandro Ulloa}}
| editing =  
| studio = Europea de Cine 
| distributor =  
| released = {{Film date|1960|12|20|df=yes}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = {{ubl|Spain|Italy}}
| language = [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) 
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Prince in Chains''''' (Spanish: '''''El príncipe encadenado''''', Italian: '''''Il principe dei vichinghi''''') aka ''King of the Vikings'', is a 1960 Spanish-Italian [historical](/source/historical_film) [adventure film](/source/adventure_film) directed by [Luis Lucia](/source/Luis_Lucia).<ref>Bentley p.149</ref>
It based on the 17th-century play ''[Life is a Dream](/source/Life_is_a_Dream)''.<ref name="ICAA">{{cite web |title=ICAA Film Data - ICAA Film Database |url=https://infoicaa.mcu.es/CatalogoICAA/en-us/Peliculas/Detalle?q=true&Pelicula=215450 |website=infoicaa.mcu.es |publisher=ICAA |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

The film's sets were designed by [Sigfrido Burmann](/source/Sigfrido_Burmann).

==Cast==
<small>In alphabetical order</small>
{{cast listing|
* [Anastasio Campoy](/source/Anastasio_Campoy) 
* Juan Cortés 
* [Alfonso de la Vega](/source/Alfonso_de_la_Vega) 
* [Javier Escrivá](/source/Javier_Escriv%C3%A1) 
* [Margarita Laos](/source/Margarita_Laos) 
* [Katia Loritz](/source/Katia_Loritz) 
* [Javier Loyola](/source/Javier_Loyola) 
* [María Mahor](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Mahor) 
* [Ángel Menéndez](/source/%C3%81ngel_Men%C3%A9ndez) 
* [Antonio Molino Rojo](/source/Antonio_Molino_Rojo) 
* [Luis Morris](/source/Luis_Morris) 
* [Paul Naschy](/source/Paul_Naschy) as Mongol chief  
* [Pedro Osinaga](/source/Pedro_Osinaga) 
* [Luis Prendes](/source/Luis_Prendes) 
* [Antonio Queipo](/source/Antonio_Queipo) 
* [Luis Rico](/source/Luis_Rico) 
* [Lorenzo Robledo](/source/Lorenzo_Robledo) 
* [Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo](/source/Pedro_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Quevedo) 
* [António Vilar](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Vilar)
}}

== References ==
<references/>

== Bibliography ==
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0054214}}

{{Luis Lucia}}
{{Pedro Calderón de la Barca}}

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Category:Films directed by Luis Lucia
Category:Films based on works by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Category:Films set in the Middle Ages
Category:1960 Spanish films
Category:1960 Italian films
Category:Spanish-language historical adventure films
Category:Spanish-language Italian films
Category:Films set in Poland
Category:Films about dreams
Category:Free will
Category:Films about parent–child relationships
Category:Films about rebellions

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