A most recent version had Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell who accidentally switch places with Garrett Clayton and Grace Phipps, hence the official name of Teen Beach Movie, shown on the Disney Channel, as a beach-side adaption of the classic story. A 2007 updated live-action version stars twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse (TV's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) alongside Kay Panabaker ( Fame) as their ultra cute versions of Tom Canty and Prince Edward.

A 2004 animated movie version had Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (the 2004 Lionsgate DVD release is long out of print but the 2010 Universal DVD re-issue is still available).

A very faithful 6-episode BBC series was produced in 1996 by Julian Fellowes, starring Philip Sarson in both title roles, James Purefoy as Miles Hendon, Sophia Myles as Lady Jane Grey and Keith Michell reprising his previous role as Henry VIII.A 1990 animated cartoon short of the same name stars Mickey Mouse as both the prince and the pauper, but one of them is captured by the captain of the guards, Pete, along with Donald Duck (just before Goofy rescues them).A 1977 British version, renamed Crossed Swords in the United States, starred Mark Lester in a dual role with Oliver Reed as Miles Hendon and Charlton Heston as Henry VIII.A 1962 TV film broadcast on 'The Magical World of Disney' with Guy Williams as Miles Hendon.A 1937 black and white film adaptation starred twin brothers Billy and Bobby Mauch with Errol Flynn as Miles Hendon and Claude Rains as the villainous Earl of Hartford.The book has been adapted to film many times: Tom has matters of national importance to attend to and has a hard time adjusting to court life, and Prince Edward finds out just how hard an urchin's life is. When they exchange clothes just for fun, they accidentally end up mistaken for each other, and the boys become forced into each other's everyday situation. In the year 1547, Tom has always dreamed of a better life, and Edward is fascinated by Tom's lifestyle.

The Prince and the Pauper is an 1882 Mark Twain Historical Fiction novel about a Street Urchin named Tom Canty and Prince Edward VI of England, son of King Henry VIII, switching places.

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