The Swan

The Swan

1956 · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · Romance, Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Charles Vidor · Written by John Dighton

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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
Christopher Cook Arsene
Robert Coote Capt. Wunderlich
Doris Lloyd Countess Sibenstoyn

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