Grace Kelly
Biography: Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly was born into a prominent Catholic family in Philadelphia. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949, Kelly began appearing in New York City theatrical productions and television broadcasts. She gained stardom from her performance in John Ford's adventure-romance Mogambo (1953), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama The Country Girl (1954). Other notable works include the western High Noon (1952), the romantic comedy High Society (1956), and three consecutive Alfred Hitchcock suspense thrillers: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). Kelly retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier and began her duties as Princess of Monaco. The couple had three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stéphanie. Her charity work focused on young children and the arts. In 1964, she established the Princess Grace Foundation to support local artisans. Her organization for children's rights, AMADE Mondiale, gained consultive status within UNICEF and UNESCO. Grace's final film contribution was to the documentary The Children of Theatre Street (1977) directed by Robert Dornhelm, where she served as the narrator. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Kelly died at the age of 52 at Monaco Hospital on September 14, 1982, from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous day. She is listed 13th among the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. Her son, Prince Albert, helped establish the Princess Grace Awards in 1984 to recognize emerging performers in film, theatre, and dance.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 12, 1929
Deathday: September 14, 1982
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High Noon
1952-06-09
High Noon
Overview: Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Genres: Western Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-09
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To Catch a Thief
1955-08-03
To Catch a Thief
Overview: An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.
Genres: Mystery Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-03
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Dial M for Murder
1954-05-29
Dial M for Murder
Overview: An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-29
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Rear Window
1954-08-01
Rear Window
Overview: A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-01
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The Country Girl
1954-12-15
The Country Girl
Overview: An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-15
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High Society
1956-07-17
High Society
Overview: After a divorce with her childhood friend, arrogant socialite Tracy Lord is remarrying but her ex-husband in still in love with her. Meanwhile, a gossip magazine blackmails Tracy's family into covering her new wedding. A musical remake of the 1940 romcom The Philadelphia Story.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-17
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The Rockingham Tea Set
1950-01-23
The Rockingham Tea Set
Overview: To keep her former fiancé from leaving her, a neurotic young woman (Louise Allbritton) fakes a riding accident, and feigns paralysis of her lower body. When her graceful nurse (Grace Kelly) discovers her treachery, she resorts to a final and desperate act of revenge.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-01-23
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Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
2022-06-21
Grace Kelly: Precious Memories
Overview: Grace Kelly. Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Her onscreen beauty, self-confidence and mystery enchanted the world, and her serenity and poise as a princess defined grace. Precious Memories as the Hollywood Starlet who became Monaco's beloved Princess. Grace Kelly is one of the most admired women in the world. She is forever remembered as a standard of beauty, style and grace. Fitting for a woman who epitomised grace. Poised, Reserved, Supremely Elegant: in short, Royalty. Enjoy a look through Grace Kellys life and her journey in becoming a Princess through her Precious Memories.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-21
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The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966-05-20
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Overview: A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-20
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Mogambo
1953-09-23
Mogambo
Overview: On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-23
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Cher: In Her Own Words
2021-05-04
Cher: In Her Own Words
Overview: Cher, the star who refused to be boxed in, stood up to conformity, and championed female independence. Proving the doubters wrong with every change of direction. Her influence on women in the industry, and direction of modern music is incalculable.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-04
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954-12-01
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Overview: A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-01
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The Swan
1956-04-26
The Swan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-26
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Becoming Cary Grant
2017-05-23
Becoming Cary Grant
Overview: For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-23
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Sid & Judy
2019-06-26
Sid & Judy
Overview: Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-26
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Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
1968-01-01
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
Overview: Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose is a 1968 American television special hosted by Princess Grace Kelly guiding the public through a tour of Monte Carlo. She encounters other celebrities such as Françoise Hardy, Terry-Thomas, Gilbert Bécaud, David Winters and his troupe the David Winters Dancers, who all perform musical numbers. We also meet her husband Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Green Fire
1954-12-29
Green Fire
Overview: In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local bandit El Moro's gang and with coffee planter Catherine Knowland's love.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-29
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Fourteen Hours
1951-04-01
Fourteen Hours
Overview: A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-01
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Smash His Camera
2010-07-30
Smash His Camera
Overview: A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-30
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I Am Jackie O
2020-11-26
I Am Jackie O
Overview: Jackie Kennedy Onassis was the most famous woman in the world, impossibly glamourous and universally admired. She was also complex, layered, and extremely guarded, making her endlessly fascinating and enigmatic. This incredibly compelling film provides a definitive exploration of her life, from iconic first lady to widow, unofficial royalty and fashion icon.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-26
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A Night at the Opera
2020-09-29
A Night at the Opera
Overview: A documentary view of the galas of Paris’s Palais Garnier in the 1950s and ’60s.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-09-29
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Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983-02-23
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Overview: A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on television from her hotel room.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-02-23
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Hitchcock and Dial M
2004-10-31
Hitchcock and Dial M
Overview: A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-31
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001-03-06
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Overview: A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-06
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Happiness and Love in Monaco
1959-12-25
Happiness and Love in Monaco
Overview: Lindy, a young English orphan able to realize a dream: being invited by Prince of Monaco to his palace where Princess Caroline will give away a kitten. Claus notes at the beginning are more boring than expected, but finally manages to interview the Prince and his family well. A German newspaper sent a reporter to the Principality to somehow cover the event, with him traveling the stewardess Jacqueline. Claus ends up falling for the stewardess and enjoy your stay in the French Riviera.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-12-25
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022-09-17
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Overview: Exploring the life of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star who became Princess Grace of Monaco. The film covers Kelly's life from her time as a star to her marriage and ascension to princess.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2022-09-17
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002-11-26
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Overview: A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday and many others during her distinguished career that lasted more than six decades and earned her eight Academy Awards wins in between more than 30 nominations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-26
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Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
2009-03-24
Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Overview: A look at the relationship and chemistry of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on and off screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-24
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Callas Assoluta
2007-12-20
Callas Assoluta
Overview: This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in New York City to her scandal-laden but triumphant international career in opera. Featuring archival interviews with Callas herself and footage of contemporaries such as her lover Aristotle Onassis, this celebration of "La Divina" pays tribute to her enduring legacy some three decades after her death.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-20
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Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
2002-11-05
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Overview: Short interviews describing Hitchcock's efforts to produce the movie over many years, and his efforts to sign Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Also discussed are script censorship issues with the Hays Office
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-05
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003-12-15
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Overview: A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-15
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988-06-05
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Overview: A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-05
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Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
1971-02-04
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Overview: Frank Sinatra: In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall was an CBS musical television special starring Frank Sinatra broadcast on February 4, 1971, of a concert given by Sinatra at London's Royal Festival Hall on November 16, 1970. The special was directed by Bill Miller, and produced by Harold Davison. Sinatra was introduced on stage by Grace Kelly. Kelly had starred alongside Sinatra in the 1956 film High Society, the last film she made before her marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Sinatra had been follicularly challenged for many years, hence all the hats in publicity stills, album covers etc. TV directors were forbidden to photograph him from the back because of this. However, at this concert, Sinatra had completed a very successful hair transplant and deliberately turned his back on the main audience a couple of times to acknowledge the audience sitting backstage, along with running his hand over the back of his head to draw attention to his new coiffure.
Genres: Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-04
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Sad?
1996-01-18
Sad?
Overview: Set in the mid sixties and shot with more black than white, ‘SAD?’ is a dark ten minute film that explores the time that we spend alone watching television, and the good and sad effects it can have on you. The film has a timeless, forgotten feel about it, a study of a world and time detached from the norm, a life filled with both laughter and loneliness, escapism and escapees...
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-18
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The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
2023-08-29
The Grace Kelly Scrapbook
Overview: Grace Kelly. Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. Grace Kelly is one of the most admired women in the world. She is forever remembered as a standard of beauty, style and grace. Fitting for a woman who epitomised grace.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-29
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The Children of Theatre Street
1977-05-09
The Children of Theatre Street
Overview: A documentary on the Kirov School of Ballet in Russia, narrated by Princess Grace of Monaco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-09
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That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
That's Entertainment! III
Overview: Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991-10-29
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Overview: Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feistein, and wife Kathryn Crosby celebrate the voice and singing style of crooner Bing Crosby through clips from his theatrical shorts from the 30s and 40s and archival footage from his television appearances from the 60s and 70s. Such Crosby standards as «Aren't You Glad You're You», «June in January», «Learn to Croon», «True Love» and «White Christmas» are heard.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-29
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Mediterranean Holiday
1962-12-19
Mediterranean Holiday
Overview: A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-12-19
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987-06-08
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Overview: A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-08
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
That's Entertainment, Part II
Overview: Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-16
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The Kill
1952-09-22
The Kill
Overview: Jeff and his family just moved into a small, rural community. When two sinister locals tamper with Jeff's water pump, a fight breaks out among the three. Jeff is seen as a fugitive in the eyes of this bloodthirsty community...and there seems to be no way to stop them. Studio One, Season 5, Episode 1.
Genres: Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-22
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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996-03-17
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Overview: A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-17
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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The Wedding in Monaco
1956-05-17
The Wedding in Monaco
Overview: Exclusive footage captures the wedding of American screen star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-17
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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006-09-16
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Overview: In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, unexpectedly dropped everything to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Jinx, an American journalist and friend of the future princess, accompanied her on her journey to the wedding and covered the sensational event.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-09-16
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Her Name Was Grace Kelly
2021-03-20
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Overview: Considered one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982. But do we know the inside story? Who really was Grace Kelly?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-03-20
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Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
2021-06-12
Grace Kelly - Lost Tapes of a Princess
Overview: She was world famous and is still an icon, but who was the real Grace Kelly? For the first time, her family - including Prince Albert - and friends tell her personal story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-12
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Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
Night of 100 Stars
Overview: The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-08
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Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
2009-06-09
Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-06-09
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Året var 1956
2006-01-08
Året var 1956
Overview: 1956 - the year when Elvis Presley breaks through and Grace Kelly celebrates a fairytale wedding in Monaco. In Ställdalen, a rail bus carrying schoolchildren is crushed and off New York m/s Stockholm collides with Andrea Doria. Frances Bulwark runs its last race and Swedish UN soldiers are flown to Suez. But most of all, it is the year of the Hungarian refugees.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2006-01-08
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Maria Callas: The Final Act
2024-12-29
Maria Callas: The Final Act
Overview: In this new film from Arena, a cast of musical experts and admirers uncover the truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary voice.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-29
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