The Prince and the Pauper (Russian: Принц и нищий) is a 1972 Soviet children's adventure film directed by Vadim Gauzner.
[4] Humphrey, the servant of Prince Edward, saves a poor boy named Tom Canty from a beating by his father for a single farthing.
Grateful, Tom decides to visit the royal palace later that day to find his rescuer and repay the debt.
That same day, the reigning king dies, and the prince, dressed in rags, struggles to return to the palace now torn by discord.
Only the Great Royal Seal, which he had hidden before leaving, convinces the doubtful courtiers that he truly is the prince and not a common beggar.