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Review The Princess Bride (1987)
- Release date: October 9, 1987 (USA)
- Directed by: Rob Reiner
- Adapted: The Princess Bride
- Premiere: October 4, 1987
The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, and Christopher Guest . Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel of the same name, it tells the story of a farmer named Westley, along with companions along the way, who must rescue his true love. I'm Princess Buttercup from the hated Prince Humperdinck. The film preserves the novel's super-fiction narrative style by presenting the story as a book read by a grandfather to his sick grandson.