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.

Michelle Williams
as Marilyn Monroe

Kenneth Branagh
as Sir Laurence Olivier

Eddie Redmayne
as Colin Clark

Dominic Cooper
as Milton Greene

Philip Jackson
as Roger Smith

Derek Jacobi
as Sir Owen Morshead

Toby Jones
as Arthur Jacobs

Michael Kitchen
as Hugh Perceval

Julia Ormond
as Vivien Leigh

Simon Russell Beale
as Cotes-Preedy
CinemaSerf
I reckon this might be my favourite effort from Michelle Williams as she plays the eponymous screen legend who arrives in the UK to play opposite Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) in "The Prince and the Showgirl". Meantime, budding writer Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is desparate to get into th...