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The Prince, the Showgirl and Me

IMDb ID: tt0395716 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.8 (43 votes)

Genres: Documentary

Colin Clark, younger brother of Alan Clark and son of Lord Kenneth Clark wanted to work in the movies. When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh came to dine with his parents, he mentioned his ambition to them and they arranged for h...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: The Prince, the Showgirl and MeRelease Date2004-01-13Runtime60 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on novelFilming LocationsPinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395716/Updated At2025-09-14T03:56:04

Stars

Patrick Barlow
Jack Cardiff
Colin Clark
Lionel Jeffries
Vivien Leigh
Marilyn Monroe
Laurence Olivier
Paula Strasberg
Sybil Thorndike
Richard Wattis

Directors

Clare Beavan

Writers

Colin Clark

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Patrick Barlow | Character: Narrator
Actor: Jack Cardiff | Character: Actor
Actor: Colin Clark | Character: Self
Actor: Lionel Jeffries | Character: Self
Actor: Vivien Leigh | Character: Actress
Actor: Marilyn Monroe | Character: Actress
Actor: Laurence Olivier | Character: Actor
Actor: Paula Strasberg | Character: Actress
Actor: Sybil Thorndike | Character: Self
Actor: Richard Wattis | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Clare Beavan | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Colin Clark | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Clare Beavan | Role: Producer
Name: Basil Comely | Role: Producer
Name: Kalbir Dhillon | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Luke Cardiff | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Karen Joseph | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Alison Dominitz | Role: Production Designer

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Robin Rice | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ross Baker | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395716/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: January 13, 2004

Awards

Winner | 2004 | The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award | The Frontier Post Award | Most Entertaining Documentary | Clare Beavan, The Prince, the Showgirl and Me
Nominee | 2005 | Royal Television Society, UK | RTS Television Award | Arts | The Prince, the Showgirl and Me

Box Office

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