Royal Wedding is a 1951 English-language Comedy Musical film written by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by Stanley Donen and produced by Arthur Freed under the banner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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 who, while performing, each fall in love ?. Royal wedding stars Fred Astaire in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, Keenan Wynn, Albert Sharpe and Bea Allen. The music was composed by Burton Lane along with Alan Jay Lerner. Cinematography was done by Robert Planck and editing by Albert Akst. The motion picture has a running time of 93 minutes. It was released on 23rd March 1951 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Royal Wedding was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $3 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Loew's. 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 who, while performing, each fall in love ?