The Swan (1956)

Directed by

Charles Vidor

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A European princess tries to win the affection of a visiting crown prince to secure her family's status. Her mother orchestrates a romantic scheme that gets complicated when a handsome tutor catches her eye.

elegantromanticwittylight-heartedcharmingleisurelywhimsicalnostalgic

What happens

The Swan is a 1956 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Charles Vidor from a screenplay by John Dighton. It is a remake of the 1925 silent film of the same name, itself based on the play of the same name by Ferenc Molnár. The film stars Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness, and Louis Jourdan, with Agnes Moorehead, Jessie Royce Landis, Brian Aherne, Leo G. Carroll, Estelle Winwood, and Van Dyke Parks in supporting roles. The film was released the day Kelly became princess consort of Monaco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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