The Prince and the Showgirl
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Actor: Aubrey Dexter, Daphne Anderson, Dennis Edwards, Maxine Audley, Vera DayPrimary Contributor: Marilyn Monroe
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; French (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 117 minutes
Release Date: 1993-01-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of The Prince and the Showgirl
Movie Review: Rather slow and talky, but Marilyn is simply radiant
Summary: 3 Stars
As a romantic comedy, "The Prince and the Showgirl" really isn't that funny; it's fairly slow and talky, and I found myself shifting around in my seat in some irritation hoping that something would happen (as Raymond Chandler once said, more or less, when things get slow, you should have somebody burst through a door waving a gun!). However, it's still quite watchable for the simple reason that Marilyn Monroe is at her loveliest and liveliest here. She looks purely fantastic in Edwardian-period dress and, as other reviewers have noted, is in a bright, happy mood throughout the film. So, whenever things get slow, I can content myself with enjoying Marilyn, because she totally enlivens a film that otherwise would be too dull for words.Movie Review: Not so great movie
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a movie that was a waste of time for everyone. Marilyn is strained in her role and Sir Lawrence Olivier acts as though he would rather be having a root canal. Very, very dull.Movie Review: The Prince and the Showgirl
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a lighthearted movie about a mid-European prince & an American showgirl in 1912 London during coronation season. No, the showgirl doesn't get the prince at the end. Shadows of impending World War I are already looming. Tunes in this film are captivating. Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike ham it up beautifully, Richard Wattis is fabulous as the languid Foreign Office official assigned to this mission. Marilyn Monroe because she was so much a creation of the screen & somewhat overdone fits into her part mostly. Still, it's hardly believable Westminster Abbey would permit such a well-endowed female into the coronation ceremony in a dress that leaves little to the imagination. People have wondered how Oliver, a great classic actor could agree to appear with the likes of Monroe - but Oliver carries it off beautifully. There are times therefore when Monroe's star quality is definitely dimmed. This film is like a cake with lots of light icing, very palatable and easy to digest.
Movie Review: Monroe Acts Olivier Off The Screen
Summary: 5 Stars
This film was a particular highlight in Marilyn Monroe's career. It was the first - and unfortunately, only - film made by her production company Marilyn Monroe Productions and was also the first time she had made a film abroad. The film is set in London and Monroe stars opposite the great Laurence Olivier - who also directed the film - in one of her best comic roles. She plays a chorus girl named Elsie Marina who is spotted one night by the Prince Regent of Carpathia who is in London on political business. Monroe sparkles as ever and outshines Olivier in a genuinely adorable and funny performance. She plays up her "dumb blonde" image for most of the film, but towards the end the audience is completely assured of her intelligence and how she may have been judged unfairly by the chauvinistic Prince Regent. The film was nominated for five BAFTAs and is an underrated classic.Movie Review: "Dumkopff!!"
Summary: 5 Stars
I am honestly not a Marilyn Monroe fan. I don't dislike her, but I don't see her as anything really special either. However, this is one of the funniest comedies I've seen in a while. I could not stop laughing.
Charles (Laurence Olivier, who was surprisingly good in his comedic role) is a grumpy, rigid, womanizing regent of Carpathia, former prince of Hungary. He comes to England to see the coronation of King George. He's only spending 2 nights in England and wants some "relaxation". He goes to see a play called "The Coconut Girl" and sees Elsie Marina (Marilyn Monroe, in one of her better performances), whom he arranges to meet. Charles tries to seduce her and Elsie resists his attempts...until she falls for him and becomes the seducer.
It's not an EXCELLENT film, but I rated as 5 stars because it's a film I won't easily get tired of watching. I watched it twice in one day and throughly enjoyed it both times. If you enjoy Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, or just a good laugh, I recommend "The Prince and the Showgirl."
Summary of The Prince and the Showgirl
Destined to remain a curio in the careers of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, The Prince and the Showgirl is a good movie that might have been great. While's she's wonderful as a saucy showgirl with a knack for foreign relations, Monroe's off-screen notoriety in 1957 made this a directorial nightmare for Olivier, who never bursts out of his stiff-collared finery as the Carpathian Prince Regent, who's smitten by Marilyn's innocent, unpolished candor. Of course, she's actually smarter than the monocled monarch, at least in her sensible handling of his stuffed-shirt diplomacy, so it's easy to forgive Terence Rattigan's script (from his play The Sleeping Prince) for favoring pomp over circumstance. The comedy percolates without bubbling over in this tale of opposites attracting, but it's a top-drawer production anyway, blessed by Jack Cardiff's gorgeous Technicolor cinematography and by the charm of costars who successfully concealed their off-screen anxieties. --Jeff ShannonComedy Video
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