In this adventure film adapted from Mark Twain's classic The Prince and the Pauper, Tom, a poor commoner accidentally meets Edward, Prince of Wales, and they are struck by their similarity of appearance. After switching clothes as a practical joke, they are unexpectedly spearated and forced to take on the other's life. Everything goes completely haywire when the King suddenly dies, leaving Tom to inherit the throne while Edward must convince the people...

Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age story with colorful characters: conspirators, rogues, rakes, and wretches.