Cast & Crew

Directed by

Laurence Olivier

Writing Credits

Terence Rattigan
(by)
Terence Rattigan
(screenplay)
Terence Rattigan
(play) (uncredited)

Cast

Richard Wattis
Northbrook
David Horne
The Foreign Office
Laurence Olivier
The Regent
Jeremy Spenser
King Nicolas
Sybil Thorndike
The Queen Dowager
Harold Goodwin
Call Boy
Gladys Henson
Dresser
Marilyn Monroe
Elsie
Jean Kent
Maisie Springfield
Charles Victor
Theatre Manager
Daphne Anderson
Fanny
Vera Day
Betty
Gillian Owen
Maggie
Esmond Knight
Hoffman
Paul Hardwick
Major Domo
Rosamund Greenwood
Maud
Andreas Malandrinos
Valet with Violin
Margot Lister
Lottie
Dennis Edwards
Head Valet
Aubrey Dexter
The Ambassador
Maxine Audley
Lady Sunningdale
Jack Armstrong
Dignitary at Ball
Charles Belchier
Footman
Paul Beradi
Dignitary
Wallace Bosco
Dignitary at Coronation
Tony Castleton
Man Watching Royal Procession
Cyril Chamberlain
Bit Part
Fred Davis
Dignitary at Ball
Violetta Farjeon
Cameo
Bess Flowers
Dignitary
Carole Gray
Dancer
Garard Green
Dignitary at Ball
Aileen Lewis
Dignitary
Leonard Llewellyn
Dignitary at Coronation
Jeanette Pearce
Dancer
Dido Plumb
Dignitary
John Wilder
Footman
Douglas Wilmer
Lord Percy

Produced by

Milton H. Greene
executive producer
Laurence Olivier
producer

Music by

Richard Addinsell

Cinematography by

Jack Cardiff
director of photography

Editing by

Jack Harris

Casting By

Weston Drury Jr.
(uncredited)

Production Design by

Roger K. Furse
(as Roger Furse)

Art Direction by

Carmen Dillon

Makeup Department

Gordon Bond
hairdresser
Tony Sforzini
makeup artist (as Toni Sforzini)
Daphne Vollmer
assistant hairdresser (uncredited)
John Wilcox
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Edward Joseph
production manager (as Teddy Joseph)
Hugh Perceval
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Anthony Bushell
associate director
David W. Orton
assistant director (as David Orton)
Geoffrey Haine
third assistant director (uncredited)
Luciano Sacripanti
third assistant director (uncredited)
David Tringham
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Dario Simoni
set dresser
Ernest Archer
assistant art director (uncredited)
Bill Gold
poster designer (uncredited)
Terence Marsh
draughtsman (uncredited)
Ronnie Udell
construction manager (uncredited)
Hans Otto Wendt
poster artist : West Germany (uncredited)
Gösta Åberg
poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gordon K. McCallum
sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum)
John W. Mitchell
sound recordist (as John Mitchell)
Ron Butcher
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Roy Charman
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Danny Daniel
boom operator (uncredited)
Harry Fairbairn
sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Charles Staffell
special effects
Bill Warrington
special effects

Visual Effects by

Cliff Culley
matte artist (uncredited)
Peter Melrose
matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Denys N. Coop
camera operator (as Denys Coop)
Wally Fairweather
focus puller (uncredited)
Reg Johnson
assistant camera (uncredited)
James Swarbrick
still photographer (uncredited)
Lynda Swarbrick
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Beatrice Dawson
ladies costumes
John Briggs
wardrobe master (uncredited)
Vi Murray
wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
Jocelyn Rickards
assistant costume designer (uncredited)
May Walding
dresser: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

Music Department

Ted Drake
music recordist
Muir Mathieson
music director
Douglas Gamley
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Elaine Schreyeck
continuity

Additional Crew

William Chappell
dances arranged by
Jimmy Spoard
assistant
Alan Arnold
unit publicist (uncredited)
Ron Atkinson
chief accountant (uncredited)
Bill Batchelor
special press representation (uncredited)
Colin Clark
production assistant (uncredited)
Norma Garment
production secretary (uncredited)
Juanita Oswin
publicity secretary (uncredited)
Una Pearl
stand-in: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Paula Strasberg
dialogue coach: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
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