7.2 Score

2011 • 1h 39min • R • Drama, Romance

My Week with Marilyn

"She's worth all the trouble."

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

IMDb 6.9

RT 83%

MC 65

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Colin Clark

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Conrad Pope

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Michelle Williams

Marilyn Monroe

Kenneth Branagh

Sir Laurence Olivier

Eddie Redmayne

Colin Clark

Dominic Cooper

Milton Greene

Philip Jackson

Roger Smith

Derek Jacobi

Sir Owen Morshead

Toby Jones

Arthur Jacobs

Michael Kitchen

Hugh Perceval

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Michelle Williams Marilyn Monroe

Kenneth Branagh Sir Laurence Olivier

Eddie Redmayne Colin Clark

Dominic Cooper Milton Greene

Philip Jackson Roger Smith

Derek Jacobi Sir Owen Morshead

Toby Jones Arthur Jacobs

Michael Kitchen Hugh Perceval

Julia Ormond Vivien Leigh

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Dougray Scott Arthur Miller

Zoë Wanamaker Paula Strasberg

Emma Watson Lucy

Judi Dench Dame Sybil Thorndike

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