Tom Canty is een arme Engelse jongen die een grote uiterlijke gelijkenis heeft met prins Edward, de zoon van koning Henry VIII. De jongens besluiten om bij wijze van grap van kleding te wisselen, maar als ze door een samenloop van omstandigheden gescheiden worden loopt de grap uit de hand en lopen ze tegen de problemen van elkaars leven aan.
Nee, helaas is The Prince and the Pauper nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Editing | Ernest Walter | Editor |
| Camera | Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Richard Fleischer | Director |
| Production | Ilya Salkind | Producer |
| Production | Pierre Spengler | Producer |
| Writing | Mark Twain | Novel |
| Camera | Michael Walter | Key Grip |
| Writing | Berta Domínguez D. | Screenplay |
| Writing | George MacDonald Fraser | Screenplay |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Pierre Spengler | Screenplay |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting Director |
| Production | Anthony Pratt | Production Designer |
| Art | Maurice Fowler | Art Direction |
| Art | John Hoesli | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Stephens | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Moorcroft | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Antonio Sánchez | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ottó Elek | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Basil Keys | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Helena Toth | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sándor Tóth | Production Manager |
| Directing | Olivier Assayas | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Green | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vilmos Kolba | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Laurent Perrin | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Zsuzsa Szemes | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nigel Wooll | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Roy Charman | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Colin Miller | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Eddie Fowlie | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Wally Veevers | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Alec Mills | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Adamson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrés Fernández | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Sally Gilpin | Choreographer |
| Crew | Alexander Salkind | Presenter |