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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure , fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale .
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Princess Bride holds a 96% approval rating based on 84 reviews and an average rating of 8.50/10. The site's consensus states, "A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh."
The Dread Pirate Roberts is the identity assumed by several characters in the novel The Princess Bride (1973) and its 1987 film adaptation. [1] Various pirates (including Westley) take on the role of Roberts and use his reputation to intimidate their opponents, before retiring and secretly passing on the name to someone else.
Inigo Montoya is a fictional character in William Goldman's 1973 novel The Princess Bride. In Rob Reiner 's 1987 film adaptation , he was portrayed by Mandy Patinkin . [ 1 ] In both the book and the movie, he was originally from Spain and resided in the fictional country of Florin.
Robin Wright loves the movie "The Princess Bride," but says she hasn't seen the film she starred in since it was first released in theaters more than 35 years ago.
The Princess Bride (2012), short film directed by Emma Bradfield and Tyler Harrah, based on novel The Princess Bride; Wild Card (2015), film directed by Simon West, based on novel Heat; 5 Minutes (2018), short film directed by Javan Garza, based on novel Magic; Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020), miniseries directed by Jason Reitman, based ...
The Princess Bride may refer to: The Princess Bride, 1973 fantasy romance novel by writer William Goldman. The Princess Bride, 1987 American film adaptation directed by Rob Reiner. The Princess Bride, a 1987 soundtrack for the film; Home Movie: The Princess Bride, a 2020 tribute performance of the film
Kirkus Reviews called the novel "a fantasy adventure with a sometimes-biting wit", and praising it for the engrossing worldbuilding, appealing characters and sense of humor. [6] Lyndsey Luther of Tor.com called the novel "fascinating and completely unlike anything I’ve seen in any other fantasy novel". She described the novel as "a fairy-tale ...