Tras la muerte de su amado Westley, la bella Buttercup se compromete con Humperdinck, un malvado y mentiroso príncipe, para evitar una guerra. Pero, antes de la boda, una banda de mercenarios formada por Íñigo Montoya, el mejor espadachín del mundo; Vizzini, el hombre más inteligente del mundo; y Fezzik, el más fuerte, secuestra a la joven, y un misterioso pirata retará a los secuestradores para hacerse con la princesa. La princesa prometida lleva generaciones maravillando a jóvenes y mayores por igual, combinando fantasía, diversión, humor e inteligencia con una habilidad deslumbrante. Este es uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura universal, un brillante homenaje a la novela de aventuras.
As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchmen, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and recused once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she'll meet Vizzini—the criminal philosopher who'll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik—the gentle giant; Inigo—the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge; and Count Rugen—the evil mastermind behind it all. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup's one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate. The Princess Bride was unforgettably depicted in the 1987 now cult classic film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Fred Savage, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Cary Elwes, and others.