The Queen / Miramax Films, Pathé Productions and Granada present in association with Pathé, Renn Production, BIM Distribuzione, France 3 Cinema and Canal+ ; a Granada production ; a Stephen Frears film ; directed by Stephen Frears ; written by Peter Morgan ; produced by Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward.

The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Queen (Motion picture : 2006)
Corporate Authors: Miramax Films
Pathé Entertainment
Granada Films
Renn Productions
BIM Distribuzione
France 3 cinéma (Firm)
Studio Canal+
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Frears, Stephen
Morgan, Peter, 1963-
Harries, Andy
Langan, Christine
Seaward, Tracey
Mirren, Helen
Sheen, Michael
Cromwell, James
McCrory, Helen
Jennings, Alex
Allam, Roger
Syms, Sylvia, 1934-2023
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or Spanish; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: [London] : Granada Screen Ltd. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©2005, [2007]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Diana, > Princess of Wales, > 1961-1997 > Death and burial > Drama.
Elizabeth > II, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1926-2022 > Drama.
Blair, Tony, > 1953- > Drama.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 > Drama.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > England > Drama.
Mourning customs > England > Drama.
Public relations and politics > England > Drama.
England > Drama.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways the monarch and Prime Minister Tony Blair responded to the resulting torrent of national grief.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: The Making Of ... "The Queen" part one "Playing real people" ; part two "The design" ; part three "That week" (20 min.) ; audio commentary by director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan ; audio commentary by British historian and royal expert Robert Lacey, author of "Majesty".
Videorecording.
Call Number:CP1 D0080097 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.B55 Q446 2007 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Awards:Golden Globes, 2006: Best Actress, Helen Mirren and Best Screenplay; Academy Awards, 2006: Best Actress, Helen Mirren.
ISBN:0788870815
9780788870811
Credits:Director of photography, Affonso Beato ; editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; archive consultant, Adam Curtis.
System Details:DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, Region 1, 1.85:1 widescreen presentation.
Cast:
Helen Mirren (HM Queen Elizabeth II), Michael Sheen (Tony Blair), James Cromwell (Prince Philip), Helen McCrory (Cherie Blair), Alex Jennings (Prince Charles), Roger Allam (Robin Janvrin), and Sylvia Syms (HM The Queen Mother).