The Princess Bride Genre: Fairy tale / Adventure / Romance / Comedy Year: 1987 Director: Rob Reiner Screenplay: William Goldman (based on his 1973 novel)
A grandfather reads a classic swashbuckling fairy tale to his reluctant grandson — a story of true love, revenge, giants, swordsmen, rodents of unusual size, and a pirate named Westley who will stop at nothing to rescue his one true love, Buttercup. The Princess Bride
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