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My Week with Marilyn( 2011)

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She's worth all the trouble

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Michelle Williams

      Marilyn Monroe

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      Kenneth Branagh

      Sir Laurence Olivier

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      Eddie Redmayne

      Colin Clark

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      Dominic Cooper

      Milton Greene

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      Philip Jackson

      Roger Smith

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      Derek Jacobi

      Sir Owen Morshead

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      Toby Jones

      Arthur Jacobs

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      Michael Kitchen

      Hugh Perceval

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      Julia Ormond

      Vivien Leigh

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      Simon Russell Beale

      Cotes-Preedy

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      Dougray Scott

      Arthur Miller

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      Zoë Wanamaker

      Paula Strasberg

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      Emma Watson

      Lucy

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      Judi Dench

      Dame Sybil Thorndike

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      Jim Carter

      Barry

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      Richard Clifford

      Richard Wattis

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      Robert Portal

      David Orton

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      Pip Torrens

      Sir Kenneth Clark

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      Geraldine Somerville

      Lady Jane Clark

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      Miranda Raison

      Vanessa

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      Karl Moffatt

      Jack Cardiff

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      Victor McGuire

      Andy

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      Richard Attlee

      Reporter #1

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      Michael Hobbs

      Reporter #2

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      Brooks Livermore

      Reporter #3

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      Rod O'Grady

      Reporter #4

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      Gerard Horan

      Trevor

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      Alex Lowe

      Denys Coop

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      Georgie Glen

      Rosamund Greenwood

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      Richard Shelton

      Waiter

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      Peter Wight

      Lucy's Father

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      Paul Herzberg

      Paul Hardwick

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      James Clay

      Jeremy Spenser

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      Des McAleer

      Senior Policeman

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      Jem Wall

      Spectator

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      Ben Sando

      Schoolboy #1

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      Josh Morris

      Schoolboy #2

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      David Rintoul

      Dr. Connell

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      Sean Vanderwilt

      Male Dancer #1

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      Adam Perry

      Male Dancer #2

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jul 10 2024
    I reckon this might be my favourite effort from Michelle Williams as she plays the eponymous screen legend who arrives in the UK to play opposite Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) in "The Prince and the Showgirl". Meantime, budding writer Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is desparate to get into the film industry and so has been doorstepping producer Hugh Perceval (Michael Kitchen) for ages. Eventually, he gets a foot in the door the a chance introduction to Sir Larry leads to another one with Monroe and soon young Clark finds himself tasked with keeping this increasingly flaky woman on messag...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6400000.00

    Revenue

    35100000.00

    Keywords

    • husband wife relationship
    • countryside
    • based on novel or book
    • cinema on cinema
    • movie business
    • platonic love
    • biography
    • historical figure
    • filmmaking
    • older woman younger man relationship
    • movie star
    • 1950s