Grace Kelly (also known as The Grace Kelly Story)[1] is a 1983 American made-for-television biographical film starring Cheryl Ladd as Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco.[2] The film originally aired on ABC on February 21, 1983.[3]

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Grace Kelly
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GenreBiography
Drama
Written byCynthia Mandelberg
Directed byAnthony Page
StarringCheryl Ladd
Lloyd Bridges
Diane Ladd
Alejandro Rey
Ian McShane
Music byJohn Andrew Tartaglia
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersBrian Russell
Michael Weisbarth
ProducerStanley Chase
Production locationsCannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Monaco
Long Beach, California
CinematographyWoody Omens
EditorsGene Foster
Jack Horger
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesKota Company Productions
Embassy Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 21, 1983 (1983-02-21)
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The producers claimed that Princess Grace assisted for several weeks with the film's pre-production before her unexpected death in 1982.[4]

Cast

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that Cheryl Ladd "comes reasonably close to being as beautiful as the original," but regretted "the sense of stately awe and suffocating propriety that seeps through the project. Grace Kelly will offend nobody. Unfortunately, it's not likely to interest too many people, either";[4] Allmovie agreed that the film "tones down the darker aspects of its subject, and the film is infinitely more tasteful than most other TV biographies of the same period, even when dealing with Princess Grace's untimely death";[5]  whereas the Radio Times wrote "There's much that this TV movie glosses over, particularly with regard to her love life, but director Anthony Page successfully conveys the pressures placed on Kelly by her privileged background and her international fame."[6]

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