The Princess and the Marine

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Its hokey title notwithstanding, this intensely dramatic TV-movie chronicled the true story of the star-crossed romance between Bahrainian princess Meriam Al-Khalifa (Marisol Nichols) and U.S. Marine Jason Johnson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar). Even if Meriam was not already committed to an arranged marriage, her strict Muslim parents would never approve of her union with an American Mormon. Determined to be together, the couple manages to sneak out of Meriam's homeland with forged papers. Will they make it to the United States -- and if so, will diplomatic protocol dictate that Meriam be returned to her own country? The Princess and the Marine made its NBC bow on February 18, 2001.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Mike Robe
Written By:

Ronni Kern, Mike Robe
In Theaters:

Feb 18, 2001 wide
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

Columbia TriStar Television

Cast

Mark-Paul Gosselaar
as Lance Corporal Jason Johnson

Marisol Nichols
as Meriam Al-Khalifa

Dave Power
as Smitty

Keith Robinson
as Trucker

Luck Hari
as Meriam's Mother

Atossa Leoni
as Zayn

Alexis Lopes
as Latifa

Navi Rawat
as Sabika

Sheetal Sheth
as Layla

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Anyone who has followed this complicated courtship via newsmags and press clippings will quickly realize that NBC has put aside the intricacies and settled instead for a simple fable targeted to the Britney Spears set.

October 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Michael Speier
Variety
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