Grace Kelly: The American Princess

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Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

1h 0m

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Overview

A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

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36 members

Acting

Grace Kelly

Self (archive footage)

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Richard Kiley

Narrator (voice)

Production

Jean Dalrymple

Self

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Rita Gam

Self

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Louis Jourdan

Self

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Katy Jurado

Self

Production

Jay Kanter

Self

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Stanley Kramer

Self

Crew

Nadia Lacoste

Self

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Directing

Delbert Mann

Self

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Judy Balaban

Self

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James Stewart

Self

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Sam Wanamaker

Self

Crew

Marika Besobrasova

Self

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Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

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Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

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Anthony Dawson

Self (archive footage)

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Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

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Stewart Granger

Self (archive footage)

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Cary Grant

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Robert J. Hausman

Self

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Jessie Royce Landis

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Donald Le Vine

Self

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Ray Milland

Self (archive footage)

Directing

Ted Post

Self

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Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Costume & Make-Up

Oleg Cassini

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

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Alec Guinness

Self (archive footage)

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William Holden

Self (archive footage)

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Prince Rainier III of Monaco

Self (archive footage)

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Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

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Prince Albert II of Monaco

Self (archive footage)

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Princess Caroline of Monaco

Self (archive footage)

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Stéphanie de Monaco

Self (archive footage)

Directing

George Seaton

Self (archive footage)

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