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My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

She's worth all the trouble.

20116.71h 39m

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.

Directed by Simon Curtis
Written by Colin Clark, Adrian Hodges
Produced by David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein
Box OfficeBudget: $6.4MRevenue: $35.1M

Top Cast

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Marilyn Monroe

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Sir Laurence Olivier

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Colin Clark

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Milton Greene

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Roger Smith

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Sir Owen Morshead

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Arthur Jacobs

Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

Hugh Perceval

Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond

Vivien Leigh

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Cotes-Preedy

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipcountrysidebased on novel or bookcinema on cinemamovie businessplatonic lovebiographyhistorical figurefilmmakingolder woman younger man relationshipmovie star1950s

About My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn is a drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, countryside, based on novel or book, cinema on cinema, movie business, platonic love. Directed by Simon Curtis, it stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne. 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.

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