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.
Cast
- Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
- Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier
- Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark
- Dominic Cooper as Milton Greene
- Philip Jackson as Roger Smith
- Derek Jacobi as Sir Owen Morshead
- Toby Jones as Arthur Jacobs
- Michael Kitchen as Hugh Perceval
- Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh
- Simon Russell Beale as Cotes-Preedy