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title: The Prince and the Showgirl text: The Prince and the Showgirl The Prince and the Showgirl (originally called "The Sleeping Prince") is a 1957 British-American romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier. Olivier also served as director and producer. The screenplay by Terence Rattigan was based on his 1953 stage play "The Sleeping Prince". It was filmed at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. The film is set in London in June 1911. George V will be crowned king on 22 June and in the preceding days many important dignitaries arrive. Among those arriving are the 16-year-old King Nicholas VIII of the (fictional) Balkan country of title: The Prince and the Showgirl text: him that that is also the length of her music-hall contract. They both realise that much can happen in eighteen months and say goodbye. The film was produced and directed by Laurence Olivier. It was shot in Technicolor at Pinewood Studios. Marilyn Monroe had formed her own company - Marilyn Monroe Productions, through which she purchased the rights to Terence Rattigan's "The Sleeping Prince". Olivier and Vivien Leigh had played the lead roles in the original London production of the play. Production was marred with difficulties between Monroe and her co-stars and the production team. According to Jean Kent, Monroe title: The Prince and the Showgirl text: upon two books by Clark recounting his experiences during the production: "My Week with Marilyn" (2000) and "The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me: Six Months on the Set With Marilyn and Olivier" (1996). Both books and the film depict Monroe striking up a friendship and semi-romantic relationship with Clark for a brief time during production. The Prince and the Showgirl The Prince and the Showgirl (originally called "The Sleeping Prince") is a 1957 British-American romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier. Olivier also served as director and producer. The screenplay by Terence Rattigan was based on his 1953 title: The Prince and the Showgirl text: different movies. He said: "Variety" staff wrote in their original review, "This first indie production of Marilyn Monroe's company is a generally pleasant comedy, but the pace is leisurely. Filmed in London with a predominantly British cast, the film is not a cliche Cinderella story as its title might indicate." "The New York Times" stated that the film lacked originality and that Rattigan's characterizations were "too limiting" and "dull" to allow Monroe and Olivier to be showcased to their fullest potential. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on 6 critics. Monroe and Olivier received title: The Prince and the Showgirl text: Paula Strasberg." Olivier also reportedly showed a strong dislike of Monroe and her acting coach; he ordered Strasberg off the set at one point and Monroe refused to continue shooting until she was restored. The relationship between Olivier and Monroe worsened when Olivier said "try and be sexy" to her and she never forgave him for it. Kent states that the difficulties with filming and Monroe caused Olivier "to age 15 years." Donald Sinden, then a contract star for the Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios, had a permanent dressing room four doors from Monroe's during the filming, although working on