<P> The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy adventure 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 farmhand named Westley , accompanied by befriended companions along the way , who must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck . The film effectively preserves the novel 's narrative style by presenting the story as a book being read by a grandfather ( Peter Falk ) to his sick grandson ( Fred Savage ) . </P>
<P> The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy adventure 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 farmhand named Westley , accompanied by befriended companions along the way , who must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck . The film effectively preserves the novel 's narrative style by presenting the story as a book being read by a grandfather ( Peter Falk ) to his sick grandson ( Fred Savage ) . </P>
who wrote the screenplay for the princess bride
who wrote the screenplay for the princess bride
William Goldman
William Goldman