My Week with Marilyn
Young assistant director Colin Clark must navigate the chaotic glamour and fragile psyche of Marilyn Monroe during a single whirlwind week on set, racing against media frenzy and personal demons to keep both his career and her dignity intact.
“She's worth all the trouble.”
Synopsis
In 1956, in London, the acclaimed actor and film director Laurence Olivier was preparing to begin filming his upcoming movie, which premiered in 1957 as *The Prince and the Showgirl*, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, aspiring to a career in the film industry, managed to secure a position on the set as third assistant director.
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A crew of 248+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Adam RechtShot by Ben SmithardScored by Conrad PopeDesigned by Donal WoodsSound by Mike DowsonCostumes by Jill TaylorStunts by Julian SpencerVFX by Antony Bluff
Box Office
2011 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$35.1M
US & Canada: $14.6M — 42% of worldwide · International: $20.5M (58%)
Opening weekend: $312K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $312K — 2% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 123 theaters
Also known as
- Mi semana con Marilynes
- Marilynit
- (Bulgarian)Моята седмица с Мерилин
Release dates around the world2 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 9, 2011
- United KingdomOct 17, 2011
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Cast & Crew
248 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michelle Williams
as Marilyn Monroe
Michelle Williams Nm0931329
as Marilyn Monroe
Eddie Redmayne
as Colin Clark
Kenneth Branagh
as Sir Laurence Olivier
Julia Ormond
as Vivien Leigh
Pip Torrens
as Sir Kenneth Clark
Geraldine Somerville
as Lady Jane Clark
Michael Kitchen
as Hugh Perceval
Miranda Raison
as Vanessa
Karl Moffatt
as Jack Cardiff
Simon Russell Beale
as Cotes-Preedy
Toby Jones
as Arthur Jacobs
Supporting cast
38Robert Portal
as David Orton
Philip Jackson
as Roger Smith
Jim Carter
as Barry
Victor Mcguire
as Andy
Dougray Scott
as Arthur Miller
Richard Attlee
as Reporter #1
Michael Hobbs
as Reporter #2
Emma Watson
as as Lucy
Brooks Livermore
as Reporter #3
Rod O Grady
as Reporter #4
Dominic Cooper
as Milton Greene
Richard Clifford
as Richard Wattis
Judi Dench
as Dame Sybil Thorndike
Zoe Wanamaker
as Paula Strasberg
Gerard Horan
as Trevor
Alex Lowe
as Denys Coop
Georgie Glen
as Rosamund Greenwood
Richard Shelton
as Waiter
Peter Wight
as Lucy's Father
Paul Herzberg
as Paul Hardwick
James Clay
as Jeremy Spenser
Des Mcaleer
as Senior Policeman
Derek Jacobi
as Sir Owen Morshead
Jem Wall
as Spectator
Ben Sando
as Schoolboy #1
Josh Morris
as Schoolboy #2
David Rintoul
as Dr. Connell
Penny Ryder
as Sybil Thorndike Double
Sean Van Der Wilt
as Male Dancer #1
Adam Perry
as Male Dancer #2
Peter Agnelli
as Police Officer
Eric Coco
as English Officer
Luc Eden
as Passer-by
Tony Honickberg
as Photographer, Businessman
Nick Horwood
as Press Man
Martin John King
as James
Steve Paice
as Billy Jones
Martin Poole
as Clapperboy
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
13Antony Bluff
visual effects producer: LipSync Post
Bob Weinstein
executive producer
Christine Langan
executive producer
Cleone Clarke
associate producer
Colin Vaines
co-executive producer: The Weinstein Company
Dan Bentham
post-production producer: LipSync Post
David Parfitt
Producer, Producers
Harvey Weinstein
Producer, Producers
Ivan Mactaggart
executive producer
Jamie Laurenson
executive producer
Kelly Carmichael
Producers, executive producer
Mark Cooper
co-producer
Simon Curtis
executive producer
Other crew
184Martin Alderdice
action vehicle coordinator (as Martin Allerdice)
Pete Beaudreau
additional editor
Matthew Shapiro
additional post-production supervisor
Alexander Holt
additional third assistant director (as Alex Holt)
David Boulton
adr mixer
Mark Kebby
Art Directors
Pep Sais
Arthur Jacobs
Tina Falcone
assistant accountant
Warren Demer
assistant accountant
Audrey Hamm
assistant choreographer
Emma Moore
assistant costume designer
Natalie Humphries
assistant costume designer
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