She's worth all the trouble.
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
DramaRomancehusband wife relationshipcountrysidebased on novel or bookcinema on cinemamovie businessplatonic lovebiographyhistorical figurefilmmakingolder woman younger man relationshipmovie star1950s
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Character
Classical in form, nostalgic, earnest and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Michelle WilliamsMarilyn Monroe
- Kenneth BranaghSir Laurence Olivier
- Eddie RedmayneColin Clark
- Dominic CooperMilton Greene
- Philip JacksonRoger Smith
- Derek JacobiSir Owen Morshead
- Toby JonesArthur Jacobs
- Michael KitchenHugh Perceval
- Julia OrmondVivien Leigh
- Simon Russell BealeCotes-Preedy
Crew
- Simon CurtisDirector
- Adrian HodgesScreenplay
- Ben SmithardDirector of Photography
- Conrad PopeOriginal Music Composer
- Adam RechtEditor
- Harvey WeinsteinProducer
- David ParfittProducer
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