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Summary
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 67
Audience score69%
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for romances, +5 min on the typical 107
typical 107112Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
1956
April 26, 1956
70 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 11 more15 people
- Grace KellyPrincess Alexandra
- Alec GuinnessPrince Albert
- Louis JourdanDr. Nicholas Agi
- Agnes MooreheadQueen Maria Dominika
- Jessie Royce LandisPrincess Beatrix
- Brian AherneFather Carl Hyacinth
- Leo G. CarrollCaesar
- Estelle WinwoodSymphorosa
Van Dyke ParksGeorge- CCChristopher CookArsene
Robert CooteCapt. Wunderlich
Doris LloydCountess Sibenstoyn
Edith BarrettElsa - Beatrix's Maid
Giuseppe AddobbatiFootman
Leon AltonBall Attendee
Directing · 1
- Charles Vidor Director
Writing · 2
- John Dighton Writer
- Ferenc Molnár Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Dore Schary Producer
Camera · 2
- Robert Surtees Director of Photography
- Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John D. Dunning Editor
Sound · 1
- Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Randall Duell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Helen Rose Costume Design
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