Grace kelly is een amerikaanse biografische dramafilm uit 1983, geregisseerd door anthony page. The film stars nicole kidman in the titular role as grace kelly. The film originally aired on abc on february 21, 1983 the producers claimed that princess grace assisted for several weeks with the films preproduction before her unexpected death in 1982. Rear window is a 1954 american technicolor mystery thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock and written by john michael hayes based on cornell woolrichs 1942 short story it had to be murder. The truetolife story of the screen legend suggests that grace went through life looking for a strong father figure, finally finding one in prince rainier of monaco ian mcshane, whom she weds. Rear window is ok but if you are a real hitchcock or grace kelly fan i would suggest seeking out a better transfer on bluray. Unlike most hitchcock movies, the plot to this film is a little convoluted, so ill try to explain it without giving away major spoilers. Grace kelly starred in films such as as dial m for murder, rear window, and mogambo.
Kellys film debut was a minor role in the 1951 drama fourteen hours. Grace patricia kelly november 12, 1929 september 14, 1982 was an american film actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid1950s, became princess of monaco by marrying prince rainier iii in april 1956. Following princess graces death, the princess grace foundationusa pgfusa was established to continue the work she had done anonymously during her lifetime, assisting emerging theater, dance and film artists in america. It was an honor and a delight to be part of a part of this project. With ray milland, grace kelly, robert cummings, john williams. William holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney. Grace of monaco is a 2014 internationally coproduced biographical drama film directed by olivier dahan and written by arash amel. Grace kelly film in the works exclusive hollywood reporter. One of the things i love about 24 not just this season, which is the best one ever, but in general is the way it shows how people never cease being petty and selfcentered, even in the midst of potentially catastrophic international crises in which millions of other peoples lives are at stake. Grace kelly arrives for the annual academy award ceremony at the pantages theater, march 21, 1956, to present an award, before leaving for new york and monaco and her april wedding to prince.
Marshal gary cooper in fred zinnemann s western classic. Film actress grace kelly, who later became princess of monaco, was an american actress who gained recognition for her performance in the film mogambo 1953, for which she won a golden globe award and an academy award nomination in 1954. Producer pierreange le pogam has acquired grace of monaco, a spec script by arash amel that sets kellys personal story amid the politics of the time, in the vein of the kings speech. See grace kelly and the academy awards oscars see all grace kelly movie trailers. Pages in category grace kelly this category contains only the following page. A large part of the films charm is its showcasing of the beautiful towns and villages along frances and monacos riviera coast the other plus is the sparkling interplay between bona fide screen stars grace kelly and cary grant. Grace kelly november 12, 1929 september 14, 1982 was an american actress. With james stewart, grace kelly, wendell corey, thelma ritter. Je kunt zoeken op zowel titel, regisseur als acteur. If you wanted to know about the real life of grace kellys successes as a hollywood movie star and as a royal highness, this documentary is a pretty good bet to see it all in one sitting.
Kelly had only one film under her belt before playing the quaker wife of a newly retired u. Grace kelly also known as the grace kelly story is a 1983 american madefortelevision biographical film starring cheryl ladd as grace kelly, princess of monaco. Its significant that the opening credits of this minor, but glossily enjoyable, hitchcock thriller, are superimposed over a travel agents window. Her work in hollywood has been somewhat overshadowed by her astonishing life afterwards but she was an accomplished actress and won an academy award for best actress, for the country.
Grace kelly, the highsociety beauty who became an oscarwinning actress and then a european princess, is the subject of this tv biopic. Cheryl ladd has the looks and poise of the original grace. Grace kelly remained an actress at heart, and even directed her own little plays at the palace, giving leading roles to prince albert and princess caroline as detailed in the book my days with princess grace of monaco. Heb kelly ooit wel eens in een film gezien maar ken haar niet genoeg om me te storen aan het. Grace kelly the virgin princess nourishing obscurity. Ze begon haar carriere als filmster, maar velen herinneren zich grace kelly als princes van monaco. It also features a supporting cast of frank langella, parker posey, derek jacobi, paz vega, roger ashtongriffiths, milo ventimiglia, and tim roth. She married rainier iii, prince of monaco in 1956, and became the glamorous princess grace of monaco. I thought it was very good and i would recommend it to others. Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges.
The original play, the hepburngrantstewart film was a masterpiece, but this version, despite cole porter in charge of the songs always seemed to take the sparkle and turn it into dross. The price is not bad for what you get but 4 of the 6 movies are also available as genuine dvd releases of probable same quality so if you want to support the film industry go for the genuine releases. Rent grace kelly movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. The dvd took 6 weeks to arrive so i have only just recently watched it. Coop was the start of a string of romances with much older men. The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from philadelphia socialite to hollywood movie star.
Grace kellys films with alfred hitchcock film inquiry. Due for release in 2014, grace of monaco examines kellys first few years in monaco, and has drawn attention due to the fact that 45yearold kidman is set to play 32yearold kelly. With cheryl ladd, lloyd bridges, diane ladd, alejandro rey. The wedding of grace kelly to prince rainier was covered by all the media of the day. Grace kelly simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. On april 18, 1956, grace kelly of philadelphia married rainier louis henri maxence bertrand grimaldi of monaco. Grace kelly celebrity profile check out the latest grace kelly photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. She gained even greater after winning an oscar for the country. Hereditary princess caroline louise marguerite, born january 23, 1957, and now heiress presumptive to the throne of monaco. The sophisticated beauty of grace kelly is captured in this doll inspired by her character in alfred hitchcocks rear window. The elegant chiffon dress is a simple style with a vneck bodice and full calflength skirt in classic black and white. Set in the french riviera, to catch a thief isa stylistic romantic thriller once again starring grace kelly, but this time her leading man was cary grant in his fourth hitchcock film.
The foundation also holds the exclusive rights and facilitates the licensing of her name and likeness throughout the world. For her performance as linda nortley in john ford s mogambo she received the golden globe award for best supporting actress, and a nomination for the academy award for best supporting actress. Originally released by paramount pictures, the film stars james stewart, grace kelly, wendell corey, thelma ritter, and raymond burr. Media in category grace kelly the following 32 files are in this category, out of 32 total. In part because bing crosby walked through his part, as he often did, but here as though grace kelly was dixie lee. A tennis player tries to arrange his wifes murder after learning of her affair. A wheelchairbound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Cheryl ladd is grace kelly, the highsociety beauty who became an oscarwinning actress and then a european princess. Grace kelly was an american actress and fashion icon renowned for her flawless beauty and stylish elegance. However, it would be nice to get another updated version giving more information so that the late prince rainiers. With nicole kidman, tim roth, andre penvern, frank langella. Bekijk alle films waar grace kelly in speelt of heeft geregisseerd. She later married prince rainier iii of monaco and became her serene highness the princess of monaco.
Grace kelly tv movie 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Emmy awardwinning short film by yamaha entertainment, featuring grace kelly, jeff coffin of the dave matthews band and randy brecker of brecker brothers. Kelly radiated goodness and innocence as the deeply convicted amy kane, as she tries desperately to keep her husband from confronting a revengeminded criminal ian macdonald due in town on the noon train. She followed this with an appearance in the western high noon opposite gary cooper. News outfits created their own news within the media circus like this recently republished article from the vancouver sun.