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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Grace Kelly | ... | Princess Alexandra | |
| Alec Guinness | ... | Prince Albert | |
| Louis Jourdan | ... | Dr. Nicholas Agi | |
| Agnes Moorehead | ... | Queen Maria Dominika | |
| Jessie Royce Landis | ... | Princess Beatrix | |
| Brian Aherne | ... | Father Carl Hyacinth | |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Caesar | |
| Estelle Winwood | ... | Symphorosa | |
| Van Dyke Parks | ... | George | |
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Christopher Cook | ... | Arsene |
| Robert Coote | ... | Capt. Wunderlich | |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Countess Sibenstoyn | |
| Edith Barrett | ... | Elsa - Beatrix's Maid | |
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Princess Beatrice's 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. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's bored by the whole courtship routine. He is more interested in the estate's dairy than Alexandra's rose garden. And then he starts playing football with the tutor and Alexandra's brothers. Invite the tutor to the ball that night and watch how gracefully Alexandra dances with him. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 April 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Svanen See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Head Gardener: They're just at their best, your highness.
Princess Beatrix: I don't want them at their best until the day after tomorrow. Hold them back.
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Dr. Agi points out the star Vega to Alexandra. Vega is notably part of the Summer Triangle, a constellation made from other constellations: Aquila the Hawk, Lyra the lyre, and Cygnus the swan. See more »Quotes
Princess Beatrix: I noticed the roses are already beginning to bloom.Head Gardener: They're just at their best, your highness.
Princess Beatrix: I don't want them at their best until the day after tomorrow. Hold them back.
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The Swan was the last vehicle for Oscar-winner Grace Kelly, it would be her swan song, if you pardon the pun, and it was one of her best. This comedy of manners, about Royals, was set at the end of La Belle Epoque(1870-1914), and it evoked the values of a bygone era in 1956, when it was made, yet it also encompassed everyday values of family, and romance. It also exemplified class distinction, and the beauty of first love. The acting is superb by all, and the direction of Charles Vidor(Gilda), and production by Dore Schary, was magnificent. This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout, and most important of all, this movie will bring out the rarest of emotions, it will make you cry, and laugh, at the same time.