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• Documentary
• Drama

• 2006
• Stephen Frears
• 98 mins
• 12A

Summary

Oscar-winning historical drama, starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Tony Blair. Following the death of Princess Diana in 1997, the royal family struggles to acknowledge the nation's unprecedented display of collective grief. As old-fashioned royal protocol begins to crumble, the newly elected Labour government seeks a solution to the mounting crisis.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Alan Jones

New Labour modernism is pitted against old-fashioned royal family protocol in this poignantly amusing mix of fact and fiction set in the aftermath of Princess Diana's fatal car crash in 1997. How newly elected Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) finally convinced the Crown (in the shape of Helen Mirren's Queen Elizabeth II) to acknowledge the British public's overwhelming collective grief and avoid a constitutional crisis makes for a fascinating and affecting memoir that's superbly scripted by Peter Morgan. Destined to become the apocryphal truth - despite mainly being pure fabrication - the movie, which beat a strong field to the best film Bafta, benefits from director Stephen Frears's clever manipulation of iconic newsreel footage and flawless re-creation, with powerful and surprisingly moving results. The acting is exemplary, with Sheen's Blair spot on, Sylvia Syms a joy as the Queen Mother and James Cromwell hilariously pompous as Prince Philip. But it's Mirren's brilliant, Oscar-winning turn as the beleaguered head of state facing the demands of a changing monarchy that resonates most.

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rolenameQueen Elizabeth IIHelen MirrenTony BlairMichael SheenPrince PhilipJames CromwellHM The Queen MotherSylvia SymsPrince CharlesAlex JenningsAlastair CampbellMark BazeleyCherie BlairHelen McCroryRobin JanvrinRoger AllamTrevor Rhys JonesPaul Barrett

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rolenameDirectorStephen Frears

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Theatrical distributor

Pathe{acute}

Released on

2006-09-15

Languages

English | German | French

Guidance

May be edited for language.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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