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The Swan

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Prince Albert (Alec Guinness), who is scouring Europe for a wife, arrives in a tiny town to visit a banished family of nobles. 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. In order to rouse Albert's attention, Alexandra flirts with her attractive tutor, Dr. Agi (Louis Jourdan) ; however, Alexandra's plan hits a snag when she develops genuine feelings for Dr. Agi.
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Steve D 01/25/2024 Not much here but Kelly acts the hell out of it. See more 02/18/2021 Grace Kelly, loaded with makeup, con phony-baloney British accent, essentially plays herself, (or the self her real-life ambitious father & MGM want us to see.) Turgid, boring, a waste. See more 04/05/2014 Bittersweet tragedy of class. See more s r @ScottR 09/22/2013 Alec Guinness was brilliant, eloquent, comic and well dressed. Set in turn of the century Hungary (it was on the train depot's flag) the aristocratic feel was beautiful. It was a bit dry at times, but the story still packed a punch with the melodrama being surmised in a beautiful dialogue between Guinness and Kelly. Grace Kelly was stunning, But not especially good. See more 10/29/2012 A charming romance with great performances from some legends. See more 06/23/2012 Excellent versions of Ferenc Molnar's play The Swan See more Read all reviews
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Charles Vidor

Director

Grace Kelly

Princess Alexandra

Alec Guinness

Prince Albert

Louis Jourdan

Dr. Nicholas Agi

Agnes Moorehead

Queen Maria Dominika

Jessie Royce Landis

Princess Beatrix
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Synopsis Prince Albert (Alec Guinness), who is scouring Europe for a wife, arrives in a tiny town to visit a banished family of nobles. 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. In order to rouse Albert's attention, Alexandra flirts with her attractive tutor, Dr. Agi (Louis Jourdan) ; however, Alexandra's plan hits a snag when she develops genuine feelings for Dr. Agi.
Director
Charles Vidor
Producer
Dore Schary
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 52m
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