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My Week with Marilyn

  • 6.9 /10

  • 1343

  • 82%

Plot

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.

Cast

Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
Michelle Williams

as Marilyn Monroe

Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier
Kenneth Branagh

as Sir Laurence Olivier

Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark
Eddie Redmayne

as Colin Clark

Dominic Cooper as Milton Greene
Dominic Cooper

as Milton Greene

Philip Jackson as Roger Smith
Philip Jackson

as Roger Smith

Derek Jacobi as Sir Owen Morshead
Derek Jacobi

as Sir Owen Morshead

Toby Jones as Arthur Jacobs
Toby Jones

as Arthur Jacobs

Michael Kitchen as Hugh Perceval
Michael Kitchen

as Hugh Perceval

Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh
Julia Ormond

as Vivien Leigh

Simon Russell Beale as Cotes-Preedy
Simon Russell Beale

as Cotes-Preedy

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 23, 2011

Production Companies

  • The Weinstein Company

  • BBC Film

  • Trademark Films

  • Lipsync Productions

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

Budget

  • $6,400,000.00

Revenue

  • $35,100,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.65 hrs

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Reviews

I reckon this might be my favourite effort from Michelle Williams as she plays the eponymous screen legend who arrives in the UK to play opposite Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) in "The Prince and the Showgirl". Meantime, budding writer Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is desparate to get into the film industry and so has been doorstepping producer Hugh Perceval (Michael Kitchen) for ages. Eve…