The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)

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The Prince and the Showgirl is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, known for its depiction of a playful romance between an American showgirl and a European prince regent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic comedy film
alsoKnownAs The Sleeping Prince
surface form: The Sleeping Prince (stage source)
artDirectionBy Carmen Dillon
award David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress for Marilyn Monroe
Nastro d’Argento
surface form: Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Actress for Marilyn Monroe
basedOn The Sleeping Prince
play by Terence Rattigan
cinematographyBy Jack Cardiff
color color film
costumeDesignBy Beatrice Dawson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Laurence Olivier
distributor The Rank Organisation
Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Russell Lloyd
era 1950s British cinema
featuresCharacter Elsie Marina
Prince Regent Charles
filmingLocation Pinewood Studios
filmingProcess Eastmancolor
genre romantic comedy film
leadActor Laurence Olivier
leadActress Marilyn Monroe
musicBy Richard Addinsell
narrativeFocus romance between an American showgirl and a European prince regent
notableFor collaboration between Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier
depiction of a playful cross-cultural romance
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An American showgirl becomes romantically involved with the Prince Regent of a fictional European country during his visit to London for the coronation of George V.
producer Laurence Olivier
productionCompany Marilyn Monroe Productions
The Rank Organisation
releaseDateUK 1957-06-13
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 115
screenplayAdaptationFrom stage play The Sleeping Prince
screenwriter Terence Rattigan
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
settingTime 1911
starring Daphne Anderson
Jeremy Spenser
Laurence Olivier
Marilyn Monroe
Richard Wattis
Sybil Thorndike
title The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) self-link
surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl

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The Sleeping Prince adaptedIntoFilm The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
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My Week with Marilyn (2011 film) basedOn The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
subject surface form: My Week with Marilyn
this entity surface form: The Prince, the Showgirl and Me
Laurence Olivier directed The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
The Sleeping Prince hasAdaptation The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
this entity surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) title The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) self-link
subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
this entity surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl