Released in 2006, British filmmaker Stephen Frears' "The Queen" dramatizes the brief but intense conflict between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Elizabeth II in 1997, following the death of Princess Diana. The documentary underlines the film's boldness. By taking the living royal family as its subject, it breaks a taboo in British cinema and reveals a deeply human queen. Blending freedom of tone with documentary rigor, it offers a lesson in how fiction can serve historical truth.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ARTE, Folamour Productions
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Top Cast
Stephen Frears as Self
Helen Mirren as Self
Robert Lacey as Self
Alastair Campbell as Self
Andy Harries as Self
Top Crew
David M. Thompson · Director, Writer
Serge July · Writer
Sam Alkadi · Cinematographer
Barbara Bascou · Editor
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