this one get broadcast a lot for some reason when great classic do not . it must be some sort of economic thing . in general and marilyn monroe have nothing but her body to offer . put her and james dean in a grave together ( maybe with marlon brando who seem incongruous in this company only because he still alive ) . monroe be famously difficult to direct . in this one and direct by olivier himself and he say to her one day and be there some reason you have to be so [ serious expletive delete } late every day . and she reply and oh and you have that word in england too . nevertheless and this movie be a smash success . i be a sucker for foreign language scene . sybil thorndike rapid fire french be perfect not in accent but in delivery . in fact her whole performance be so unexpectedly cogent to the plot and so subtle that every time i see it i have to listen carefully for something i do not pick up before . the boy play the young uncrowned king rip through a bit of german in a phone conversation and unfortunately mar it with a glare mispronunciation near the end . a pity that olivier and a fiend about detail and do not notice it . another subtlety that be often overlook be northbrook initial apprehension at accept the job of be the liaison with this royal family and at the same time he be obviously and explicitly and attract to the regent in a way you would not expect to find in a movie of this era . a splendid movie in every detail and in every respect of movie making . a masterpiece .