Royal Wedding (1951)

6.7Approved93 minDirector: Stanley Donen

1951 MGM musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen

Royal Wedding is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Set in 1947 London at the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, the film follows an American brother-sister song-and-dance duo, each of whom falls in love—the brother with a female dancer and the sister with an impoverished but well-connected nobleman. The film marked Donen's second directorial feature. It was released as Wedding Bells in the United Kingdom.

Royal Wedding is one of several MGM musicals that entered the public domain because the studio failed to renew the copyright registration in the 28th year after its publication.

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What is Royal Wedding about?
Royal Wedding (1951) — Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding. They travel by ship where Ellen meets and becomes involved with Lord John Brindale. This causes her to miss a rehearsal
Is Royal Wedding based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Royal Wedding scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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