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The Prince and the Showgirl

10 Ratings: 2.6

A 1957 Movie Starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier

The Prince and the Showgirl is a 1957 American film produced at Pinewood Studios starring Marilyn Monroe and co-starring Laurence Olivier who also served as director and producer. The film was released on 13 June 1957. It was written by Terence Rattigan … see full wiki

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Cast: Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe

Director: Laurence Olivier

Genre: Romance

Release Date: 1957

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review by KonaCat. August 18, 2012

Dreadful

Marilyn Monroe stars as Elsie, a London chorus girl who catches the eye of a visiting Prince (Laurence Olivier). He's in town to attend King George's coronation along with his teenage son, the King of Carpathia, with whom he is at odds, politically. Elsie comes to share a midnight supper with the Prince and ends up resolving all the problems between father and son, thus preserving world peace. Yes, the movie really is that dumb. And annoying. I didn't care … more

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review by katknit. January 06, 2011

posted in Classic Silver Screen Film Reviews!

There are no bimbos here.....

Lawrence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe???? It's true, this bizarre match actually took place in the 1957 film, The Prince and the Showgirl. The story takes place at the 1911 coronation of King George V of England. Olivier plays a decorous Carpathian prince, who attends the coronation with his son, the young King, and the dowager queen. When the eye of his son is snagged by Marilyn the showgirl, the Prince arranges for them to meet, and she attends the coronation with them. The prince, of course, … more

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