The swan by amanda garrett on nov 11, 2015 from old hollywood films. The film is a romantic comedy released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by charles vidor, produced by dore schary from a screenplay by john dighton, and based on the play. One thing that was interesting to see, as someone who has now seen nearly of her scant titles, was the added range this role allows her. In august 1955, hollywood reporter announced that joseph cotten had been offered the role. Their matriarch, beatrix jessie royce landis, wants her daughter, alexandra grace kelly, to marry albert so that her family will be welcomed back into the kingdom. The swan grace kelly alec guinness 1956 1sheet ebay.
Grace kelly, alec guinness, and the 26yearlong practical joke. Released 1956, the swan stars grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, agnes moorehead the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of. Grace kelly, alec guinness and louis jourd a n with agnes moorehead, jessie royce landis, brian aherne, leo g. All three are beautiful and perfect in their roles. Prince albert has searched all over europe for a bride and hes. But she became even more loved by a larger public when she became the princess of monaco. The swan 1956 charles vidor, grace kelly, alec guinness. May 05, 2016 grace kelly, alec guinness, and the 26yearlong practical joke. The swan 1956 charles vidor, grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, comedy, romance, drama august 21, 2016 princess beatrices days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, princess alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. This poster is folded as issued and unused, with no pinholes, tape or tears. The nicest element of the story is that the prince to whom kelly is engaged, as played by alec guinness, is a. Princess alexandra grace kelly is the princess, her cousin the crown prince, albert, is played by alec guinness, and her brothers tutor, a commoner for whom she thinks she may feel more affection than she does for the prince, is played by louis jourdan. Grace kelly appeared in the swan 1956 as princess alexandra.
Grace kelly alec guinness original candid on set vintage the swan mgm dbw photo. Plot the film deals with the story of the daughter of a minor branch of a european royal house who is being considered as a wife for her cousin, the heir to the throne. Dec 11, 2009 it also has the distinction of being the only movie in which grace played the part of a princess before taking on that role in real life. It is in mint condition ships rolled inside a sturdy mailing tube. Alec guinness and grace kelly as crown prince albert and princess alexandra. The movie is based on a play written by ferenc molnar and was filmed twice before this final one was made. Grace kelly, guinness star in the swan the new york times.
Alec guinness and grace kelly as crown prince albert and. Opening credits and princess beatrix jessie royce landis in a panic, from charles vidors the swan, 1956, starring grace kelly, alec guinness and louis jourdan, shot at the vanderbilt biltmore estate in north carolina. Details about grace kelly alec guinness original candid on set vintage the swan mgm dbw. Overview of the swan, 1956, directed by charles vidor, with grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, at turner classic movies. Prince albert alec guinness battles with the tutor louis jourdan for princess alexandras grace kelly affections. Its grace kellys nexttothelast film made before her marriage to a real prince and she never looked lovelier. May 16, 2019 grace kelly was a popular and talented actress beloved by her public. Princess beatrices days of enjoying the regal life are numbered.
Grace kelly, guinness star in the swan by bosley crowther. Grace is perfectly cast as princess alexandra, a shy young woman who is being considered to marry her cousin, albert actor alec guinness, the heir to the throne. With grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, agnes moorehead, jessie royce landis, brian aherne. This site contains photographs and posters from the swan that feature grace kelly. Princess beatrices days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, princess alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Albert then offers alexandra his arm and they walk back into the mansion together. Another film version was released as one romantic night. I love grace kelly and great performances by all just the same. It also has the distinction of being the only movie in which grace played the part of a princess before taking on that role in real life. The swan is about two guys in love with a princess. The film stars grace kelly, alec guinness and louis jourdan with agnes moorehead, jessie royce landis, brian aherne, leo g. Grace kelly is gloriously, glamorously regal in this retelling of ferenc molnars romantic fable about a shy princess whose head tells her to wed a worldly crown prince alec guinness, but whose heart is drawn to a dashing commoner louis jourdan. More on that later, but first the focus of the blogathon. Grace kelly alec guinness original candid on set vintage.
This year i am writing about the swan 1956, grace kellys last film to be made high society was her final film to be released. It is a trifling matter that this film is from a ferenc molnar play that was a bit of a. A romantic fable about a shy princess grace kelly whose head tells her to wed a worldly crown. It was also the first us film by alec guinness, who played the prince. He collaborated six times with director david lean. There is a tiny separation at the top fold intersection.
Nov 11, 2015 the swan tells the story of an european royal family in exile. The swan tells the story of an european royal family in exile. Yul brynner and deborah kerr perform shall we dance from the king and i duration. Starring grace kelly, alec guinness, louis available at sunday internet movie poster. Makes even the most jaded moviegoer want to believe in fairy tales. Notes about the swan, 1956, directed by charles vidor, with grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, available from turner classic movies. A romantic fable about a shy princess grace kelly whose head tells her to wed a worldly crown prince guinness, but whose heart is drawn to a dashing commoner jourdan. Look up swan, swan, or swanling in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grace kelly with costar alec guinness right and director charles vidor left at the airport. The swan 1956 the swan is a remake of a 1925 film, both based on a hungarian play by ferenc molnar. Blessings in disguise, he recounted the story of a practical joke he played on none other than grace kelly.
Details about the swan grace kelly alec guinness 1956 1sheet. Watch the swan 1956 full movie online free on coolmoviezone. The nicest element of the story is that the prince to whom kelly is engaged, as played by alec guinness, is a decent sort, who voluntarily asks for the princess hand instead of forcing the issue. When the prince guinness appears to show no interest in alexandra, she. The swan 1956 grace kelly, alec guinness dvd for sale. Grace kelly, alec guinness, and the 26yearlong practical. Watch a delightful princess movie starring grace kelly. Up through about 78 of the movie i thought this was absolutely beautiful one of my favorites, i would have given this movie a 5 star rating. Details about grace kelly alec guinness original candid on set vintage the swan mgm dbw photo. Princess alexandra kelly, to crown prince albert alec guinness. Prince albert has searched all over europe for a bride and hes bored by the whole courtship routine. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. After an early career on the stage, guinness was featured in several of the ealing comedies, including the ladykillers and kind hearts and coronets. That said the movie does not beat you over the head with moralizing.
Filmed in north carolina and directed by charles vidor the swan stars grace kelly as princess alexandra, alec guinness as crown prince albert and louis jourdan as dr. The swan by charles vidor charles vidor, grace kelly. Grace kelly her last role before assuming the role as a real princess. Alec guinness original vintage publicity still movie production photo press 1960.
Outside of its mercenary considerations, the swan is an enjoyable bittersweet tale of a princess who falls in love with her handsome tutor louis jourdan, only to be required to give him up in favor of an arranged marriage of state. Their matriarch, beatrix jessie royce landis, wants her daughter. One of my favorite films, the swan features an allstar cast. The story about the swan at the end was supposed to placate an audience but it didnt for me.
The swan by charles vidor charles vidor, grace kelly, alec. The film was directed by charles vidor and costarred alec guinness. Another film version was released as one romantic night 1930. Prince albert alec guinness, who is scouring europe for a wife, arrives in a tiny town to visit a banished family of nobles. According to the american film institute, mgm decided to capitalize on kellys relationship with prince ranier by casting her as princess alexandra in the film the swan. Grace kelly alec guinness original candid on set vintage the. The movie was never finished due to grace kelly s death. The swan 1956 an eastman color in cinemascope is a remake of the swan 1925, a paramount pictures release. Grace kellys next to last film, the swan 1956 is a bittersweet fairy tale. Opening credits and princess beatrix jessie royce landis in a panic, from charles vidors the swan, 1956, starring grace kelly, alec guinness and louis jourdan, shot at the vanderbilt biltmore estate in north carolina view the tcmdb entry for the swan 1956. Released 1956, the swan stars grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, agnes moorehead the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. I guess i dont understand phycology or the phycology of love and people because i didnt like the ending. Firstly, yes, i believe i will be reading molnars work after having seen this film. Although they have a splendid palace and a lavish lifestyle, the familys forceful matriarch jessie royce landis is determined that they will regain the throne by marrying her beautiful eldest daughter, princess alexandra kelly, to crown prince albert alec guinness.
Another film version was released as one romantic night 1930 the film is a romantic comedy released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by charles vidor, produced by dore schary from a screenplay by john dighton, and based on the play by ferenc molnar. Grace kelly had previously appeared in the cbs television production of the swan on june 9, 1950. The supporting cast is great and the movie looks beautiful in color. This article is part of the wonderful grace kelly blogathon hosted by the wonderful world of cinema. Her husband prince rainier of monaco, did not want to release the film which was about 60 minutes long at that stage. This movie may be available for download click here to try views. Grace kelly and alec guinness in the swan by charles vidor 1956. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. According to a july 1955 hollywood reporter news items, rex harrison was originally set to star in the swan as prince albert, contingent upon his being able to leave the theater production of bell, book and candle six weeks early. The film was shot on location at the biltmore estate of george w. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title swan. The third and final adaptation starred grace kelly, who had one slight. Alec guinness original vintage publicity still movie production photo.
Movie poster from the 1956 romantic comedy the swan, starring grace kelly, alec guinness and louis jourdan. With grace kelly, alec guinness, louis jourdan, agnes moorehead. The swan charles vidor, grace kelly, alec guinness, louis. For the 1956 film, the role of prince albert was originally offered to rex harrison, then to joseph cotten, before being given to alec guinness. A moment between scenes receiving mints from coote. Sep 03, 2016 grace kelly and alec guiness in a magic moment. The photo above shows kelly with costar alec guinness. My fair lady movie poster 27 x 40 inches audrey hepburn rex harrison this is the rare italian import poster. Bheres a golden oldie, or moldy oldie if you dont care for it. Wellscripted and beautifully shot, the swan rises above the level of other 1950s costumers. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Grace kelly was a popular and talented actress beloved by her public. Their matriarch, beatrix jessie royce landis, wants her daughter, alexandra grace kelly, to marry albert so that her family.