The Wedding in Monaco

The Wedding in Monaco (1956)

Le Mariage de Monaco

Exclusive: By arrangement with Prince Rainier III. The only complete, official film coverage of this historic event.

Exclusive footage captures the wedding of American screen star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Date of release
1956-05-17
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (9)
Runtime
31m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Jean Masson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Monaco

The Wedding in Monaco is a 1956 documentary film covering the celebrations in Monaco leading up to the wedding of Prince Rainier III to Grace Kelly, as well as the wedding itself. The 31-minute Eastmancolor CinemaScope film was directed by Jean Masson and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Kelly's film studio before her retirement from acting.

Production

The Wedding in Monaco was directed by Jean Masson for Citel Monaco and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was filmed and released in color and CinemaScope. The film was narrated by José Ferrer.

Grace Kelly granted MGM, the film studio she worked for, the exclusive film rights to her wedding in exchange for terminating her contract. MGM helped to manage the wedding. Technicians sent by the studio oversaw the dress rehearsal to ensure the wedding would have proper lighting and sound and Kelly's wedding dress was designed by MGM costume designer Helen Rose.

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