The Princess Bride is an American
1987 film, based on the
1973 novel of the same name by
William Goldman, combining
comedy,
adventure,
romance and
fantasy.
The movie was directed by
Rob Reiner from a screenplay by Goldman. The story is presented in the movie as a book being read by a grandfather (
Peter Falk) to his sick grandson (
Fred Savage), thus effectively presenting this novel's narrative style.
This film is number 50 on
Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" and number 88 on The
American Film Institute's (AFI) "
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions" listing the 100 greatest film love stories of all time.
