Grace of Monaco (2014)
Directed by Olivier Dahan

Biography / Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

When she married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956, Grace Kelly was a huge film star, with a phenomenal career ahead of her.  Six years later, with the royal couple's relationship showing signs of strain, Miss Kelly receives an invitation from Alfred Hitchcock to play the lead role in his next film, Marnie.  It so happens that at this precise moment France is on the brink of annexing Monaco.  Grace suddenly finds herself torn between her artistic ambitions and her loyalty to her adopted country...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Olivier Dahan
  • Script: Arash Amel
  • Cinematographer: Eric Gautier
  • Cast: Nicole Kidman (Grace Kelly), Tim Roth (Prince Rainier III), Paz Vega (Maria Callas), Milo Ventimiglia (Rupert Allan), Parker Posey (Madge Tivey-Faucon), Derek Jacobi (Count Fernando D'Aillieres), Frank Langella (Father Francis Tucker), Olivier Rabourdin (Emile Pelletier), Roger Ashton-Griffiths (Alfred Hitchcock), Geraldine Somerville (Princess Antoinette), Robert Lindsay (Aristotle Onassis), Nicholas Farrell (Jean-Charles Rey), Jeanne Balibar (Countess Baciocchi), André Penvern (Charles de Gaulle), Pascaline Crêvecoeur (Grace Kelly's dresser), Philip Delancy (Robert McNamara), Yves Jacques (M. Delavenne), Flora Nicholson (Phyllis Blum), Robbie Nock (Reporter), Ron Webster (Emile Cornet)
  • Country: France / USA / Belgium / Italy
  • Language: English / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 102 min

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