The Swan (film)
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| Directed by | Charles Vidor |
| Produced by | Dore Schary |
| Written by | John Dighton |
| Based on |
A hattyú (1920 play; The Swan) by Ferenc Molnár |
| Starring |
Grace Kelly Alec Guinness Louis Jourdan Jessie Royce Landis Estelle Winwood Brian Aherne Agnes Moorehead |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography |
Joseph Ruttenberg Robert Surtees |
| Edited by | John D. Dunning |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time
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104 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,094,000 |
| Box office | $3,749,000 |
The Swan (1956) an Eastman Color in CinemaScope is a remake of The Swan (1925), a Paramount Pictures release. Another film version was released as One Romantic Night (1930).
The film is a romantic comedy released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Charles Vidor, produced by Dore Schary from a screenplay by John Dighton, and based on the play by Ferenc Molnár. The original music score was by Bronislau Kaper, the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg and Robert Surtees, the art direction by Randall Duell and Cedric Gibbons, and the costume design by Helen Rose.
The film stars Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness and Louis Jourdan with Agnes Moorehead, Jessie Royce Landis, Brian Aherne, Leo G. Carroll, Estelle Winwood, and Robert Coote.
The film, set in 1910, deals with the story of the daughter of a minor branch of a European royal house who is being considered as a wife for her cousin, the heir to the throne.
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