The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)

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film romantic comedy film

The Prince and the Showgirl is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, known for its depiction of a playful romance between an American showgirl and a European prince regent.

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Label	Occurrences
The Prince and the Showgirl	17
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) canonical	3
The Prince, the Showgirl and Me	2
film "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957)	1

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Target entity: The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
Context triple: [Laurence Olivier, directed, The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)]

A. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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B. All About Eve
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C. Funny Girl
Funny Girl is a 1968 musical romantic drama film starring Barbra Streisand as comedian Fanny Brice, noted for its hit songs and Streisand’s Oscar-winning performance.
D. High Society
High Society is a 1956 musical romantic comedy film, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, that reimagines the play and film The Philadelphia Story with a jazz-infused score by Cole Porter.
E. The Sheik
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
Target entity description: The Prince and the Showgirl is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, known for its depiction of a playful romance between an American showgirl and a European prince regent.

A. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a James Bond spy novel by Ian Fleming that follows 007's battle against Blofeld and his deepening relationship with Tracy di Vicenzo, culminating in one of the series’ most tragic endings.
B. Prom at the Palace
Prom at the Palace was a large open-air classical music concert held in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.
C. All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film about ambition and betrayal in the New York theater world, renowned for its sharp screenplay and performances by Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.
D. Funny Girl
Funny Girl is a 1968 musical romantic drama film starring Barbra Streisand as comedian Fanny Brice, noted for its hit songs and Streisand’s Oscar-winning performance.
E. High Society
High Society is a 1956 musical romantic comedy film, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, that reimagines the play and film The Philadelphia Story with a jazz-infused score by Cole Porter.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Sleeping Prince (stage source) ⓘ linked to: The Sleeping Prince
artDirectionBy	Carmen Dillon ⓘ
award	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress for Marilyn Monroe ⓘ Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Actress for Marilyn Monroe ⓘ linked to: Nastro d’Argento
basedOn	The Sleeping Prince ⓘ play by Terence Rattigan ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Jack Cardiff ⓘ
color	color film ⓘ
costumeDesignBy	Beatrice Dawson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
director	Laurence Olivier ⓘ
distributor	The Rank Organisation ⓘ Warner Bros. ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy	Russell Lloyd ⓘ
era	1950s British cinema ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Elsie Marina ⓘ Prince Regent Charles ⓘ
filmingLocation	Pinewood Studios ⓘ
filmingProcess	Eastmancolor ⓘ
genre	romantic comedy film ⓘ
leadActor	Laurence Olivier ⓘ
leadActress	Marilyn Monroe ⓘ
musicBy	Richard Addinsell ⓘ
narrativeFocus	romance between an American showgirl and a European prince regent ⓘ
notableFor	collaboration between Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier ⓘ depiction of a playful cross-cultural romance ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	An American showgirl becomes romantically involved with the Prince Regent of a fictional European country during his visit to London for the coronation of George V. ⓘ
producer	Laurence Olivier ⓘ
productionCompany	Marilyn Monroe Productions ⓘ The Rank Organisation ⓘ
releaseDateUK	1957-06-13 ⓘ
releaseYear	1957 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	115 ⓘ
screenplayAdaptationFrom	stage play The Sleeping Prince ⓘ
screenwriter	Terence Rattigan ⓘ
settingLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
settingTime	1911 ⓘ
starring	Daphne Anderson ⓘ Jeremy Spenser ⓘ Laurence Olivier ⓘ Marilyn Monroe ⓘ Richard Wattis ⓘ Sybil Thorndike ⓘ
title	The Prince and the Showgirl ⓘ linked to: The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)

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