THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL · DER PRINZ UND DIE TÄNZERIN | Black Box im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf

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With a ticket for HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE at 19:00, admission to THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL is free!

THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL - THE PRINCE AND THE DANCER

GB 1957 - 115 min - OV - digitalDCP - FSK 12 - D: Laurence Olivier - B: Terence Rattigan - C: Jack Cardiff - D: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Richard Wattis, Jeremy Spenser and others.

London, 1911: On a state visit to Great Britain, Grand Duke Charles of Carpathia meets the attractive dancer Elsie Marina. The Prince Regent is enchanted and invites the beauty to the Carpathian embassy. There he diligently makes advances to Elsie, but she rejects them all. But this will not remain the Prince Regent's biggest worry, as his son is planning a conspiracy that could lead to a worldwide conflict.

THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL occupies a special place in Marilyn Monroe's oeuvre: it is the only film that was (co-)produced by her own company Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc. and also the only one that she shot outside the USA. Marilyn also broke new ground with her role. As so often, she played a showgirl, but Elsie is more self-determined than her earlier characters. The clever dancer confronts the Prince Regent with his macho behavior and is the driving center of the story. Monroe's acting performance was particularly well received in Europe: she won film awards in Italy and France and was nominated for Best Foreign Lead Actress at the British Academy Film Awards .

Price information:

Admission 7 Euro - reduced 5 Euro - with Black-Box-Pass 4 Euro - ticket reservation Tel. 0211 - 8992232. With a ticket for HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (19:00) the visit of THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL is free!