My Week With Marilyn Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Feb. 14, 2012

My Week With Marilyn

Release Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Limited

Director: Simon Curtis

Starring: Michelle Williams • Kenneth Branagh • Judi Dench • Eddie Redmayne • Emma Watson

R Drama N/A

4.15 / 5.0

85% WILL SEE 15% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In the early summer of 1956, 23 year-old Colin Clark, just down from Oxford and determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that united Sir Laurence Olivier with Marilyn Monroe, who, whilst shooting, was also on honeymoon with her new husband, the playwright Arthur Miller.

Drama

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Who stars in My Week With Marilyn – Cast List

Michelle Williams
... Marilyn Monroe

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Shutter Island
Kenneth Branagh
... Sir Lawrence Olivier

The Devil Wears Prada 2, The King of Kings
Judi Dench
... Sybil Thorndike

Skyfall, Pride & Prejudice
Eddie Redmayne
... Colin Clark

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Les Misérables
Emma Watson
... Lucy

Beauty and the Beast, This is the End
Dominic Cooper
... Milton Greene

The Last Frontier (series), Captain America: The First Avenger
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Derek Jacobi
Juliet & Romeo, Gladiator II
J
Julia Ormond
... Vivien Leigh

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Surveillance
D
Dougray Scott
... Arthur Miller

My Oxford Year, Exterritorial

Who is making My Week With Marilyn – Crew List

A look at My Week With Marilyn behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Simon Curtis last helmed Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Director: Simon Curtis
Screenwriter: Adrian Hodges
Producer: David Parfitt

Studios: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: BBC Films
The Weinstein Company
Trademark Films

Production – What we know about the My Week With Marilyn

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2011

Completed

Changed My Week With Marilyn movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2010

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

May 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Dec 2004

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for some language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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My Week With Marilyn

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My Week With Marilyn Release Date: When was the film released?

My Week With Marilyn was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, November 23 , 2011. The film was released in approximately 123 theaters. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Arthur Christmas, The Muppets and Hugo. As a limited release, My Week With Marilyn was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.