Grace Kelly (also known as The Grace Kelly Story)[1] is a 1983 American made-for-television biographical film starring Cheryl Ladd as Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco.[2] The film originally aired on ABC on February 21, 1983.[3]
| Grace Kelly | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Biography Drama |
| Written by | Cynthia Mandelberg |
| Directed by | Anthony Page |
| Starring | Cheryl Ladd Lloyd Bridges Diane Ladd Alejandro Rey Ian McShane |
| Music by | John Andrew Tartaglia |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brian Russell Michael Weisbarth |
| Producer | Stanley Chase |
| Production locations | Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Monaco Long Beach, California |
| Cinematography | Woody Omens |
| Editors | Gene Foster Jack Horger |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Kota Company Productions Embassy Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 21, 1983 |
The producers claimed that Princess Grace assisted for several weeks with the film's pre-production before her unexpected death in 1982.[4]
Cast
edit- Cheryl Ladd as Grace Kelly
- Christina Applegate as Young Grace Kelly
- Lloyd Bridges as Jack Kelly
- Diane Ladd as Margaret Kelly
- Alejandro Rey as Oleg Cassini
- Ian McShane as Prince Rainier of Monaco
- Marta DuBois as Rita Gam
Critical reception
editThe New York Times wrote that Cheryl Ladd "comes reasonably close to being as beautiful as the original," but regretted "the sense of stately awe and suffocating propriety that seeps through the project. Grace Kelly will offend nobody. Unfortunately, it's not likely to interest too many people, either";[4] Allmovie agreed that the film "tones down the darker aspects of its subject, and the film is infinitely more tasteful than most other TV biographies of the same period, even when dealing with Princess Grace's untimely death";[5] whereas the Radio Times wrote "There's much that this TV movie glosses over, particularly with regard to her love life, but director Anthony Page successfully conveys the pressures placed on Kelly by her privileged background and her international fame."[6]
References
edit- ^ "The Grace Kelly Story". The Movie Scene. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Grace Kelly". CJOnline. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Wydra, Thilo (November 18, 2014). Grace: A Biography. Skyhorse. ISBN 9781629149677 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (February 21, 1983). "Tv Movie: Grace Kelly". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Grace Kelly (1983) - Anthony Page | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Grace Kelly Story – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
External links
edit- Grace Kelly at IMDb