Royal Wedding
1951 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 6.5 · 87% critics
A successful brother-and-sister dance team heads to London for a high-profile engagement during the royal wedding festivities. As excitement builds, both find themselves pulled into new romances and professional pressures, testing their partnership and forcing them to rethink what they want beyond the stage.
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-03-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (111 votes)
About
You’ll enjoy this if you want a light, classic musical built around standout dance moments and easygoing romance, in the spirit of On the Town or An American in Paris; Not for you if you need a strong plot or consistently engaging love stories.
Pros: iconic dance set pieces; charming MGM musical vibe; playful sibling chemistry | Cons: flimsy story; uneven pacing between numbers; stereotypes and dull romances
Themes
- dance performance
- royal wedding
- brother sister act
Cast & crew
Fred Astaire
as Tom Bowen
Jane Powell
as Ellen Bowen
Peter Lawford
as Lord John Brindale
Sarah Churchill
as Anne Ashmond
Keenan Wynn
as Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
Albert Sharpe
as James Ashmond
Henri Letondal
as Purser (uncredited)
Viola Roache
as Sarah
Bess Flowers
as Backstage guest (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
as Telephone Operator #1 (uncredited)
Directed by Stanley Donen