The Wedding in Monaco

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The Wedding in Monaco
Directed by Jean Masson
Produced byJean Masson
Starring Grace Kelly
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Narrated by José Ferrer
Cinematography André Bac
Jean Lehérissey
Albert Militon
Robert Schneider
Music by Stan Kenton
Daniel White
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
17 May 1956
Running time
31 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France
Monaco
LanguagesEnglish
French
Box office$159,000 [1]

The Wedding in Monaco is a 1956 documentary film covering the celebrations in Monaco leading up to the wedding of Prince Rainier III to Grace Kelly. The 31-minute Eastmancolor CinemaScope film was directed by Jean Masson and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Kelly's film studio before her retirement from acting. [2]

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Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $108,000 in the US and Canada and $51,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $15,000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. Bosley Crowther (May 18, 1956). "The Wedding in Monaco". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-27.