Prince Valiant (1954 film)

Prince Valiant
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Written byDudley Nichols
Based onPrince Valiant
1937 American comic strip
by Hal Foster
Produced byRobert L. Jacks
StarringJames Mason
Janet Leigh
Robert Wagner
Debra Paget
Sterling Hayden
Victor McLaglen
Donald Crisp
Brian Aherne
Barry Jones
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • April 2, 1954 (1954-04-02) (Los Angeles)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.97 million
Box office$2.6 million (US rentals)

Prince Valiant is a 1954 American swashbuckler adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Robert L. Jacks, in Technicolor and Cinemascope, produced and released by 20th Century-Fox. Based on the King Features syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name by Hal Foster, the film stars James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, and Sterling Hayden.