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2006 Certificate 12
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A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British public, Her Majesty Queen .. Read more

Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms
Director Stephen Frears
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama

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The Queen

A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British public, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II retreats behind the walls of Balmoral Castle with her family, unable to comprehend the public response to the tragedy. For Tony Blair, the popular and newly elected Prime Minister, the people's need for reassurence and support from their leaders is essential. As the unprecedented outpouring of emotion grows even stronger, Blair must find a way to reconnect the Queen with the British public.

Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Roger Allam
Director Stephen Frears
Studio PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Released DVD: 12 Mar 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (4) of The Queen

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  • The Queen is not merely the year's best British film, it is one of the year's most intriguing, provocative films from anywhere

    • Daily Telegraph
  • Hilarious and brilliantly entertaining - The Queen is a must-see

    • Heat
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  • 33 out of 33 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    We are not amused

    Mirren's performance is certainly the 'crowning' (sorry!) glory in a somewhat lacklustre film. The week that the film looks at was certainly a very interesting time in the UK's history and the film tries to explore the shifting attitude of the public and media and hits on some interesting points. The problem with the film is that many of the characters seem too thinly sketched (Prince Philip in particular seems to have wandered in from a satirical sketch show) and there is little insight into the characters. Ultimately it is Mirrens performance which raises above Frears' surprisingly pedestrian direction and gives the film its heart and soul

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  • 4 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Odd

    Really quite an odd film. I suppose if you lived through that awful period of mass hysteria and bizarre psychosis then it could be little else. It's coming to something when Prince Phillip and the Queen Mother are voices of reason! They seem to be the only people pointing out the utter insanity of those cretinous plebs camping outside Kensington Palace etc. Helen Mirren - Oscar? Er...not sure why, she didn't really have much to do, to be honest. Funny posh voice for the TV address though!

      • The Teacher from London
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    The Queen

    Mirren to play the Queen again?

    • 01 Dec 2009

    Dame Helen Mirren is reportedly set to reprise her role as Queen Elizabeth II in an upcoming film about Indira Gandhi. Mirren, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth in 2006 movie The Queen, is being lined up to tackle the role again in Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story, a two-part biopic about the former Indian prime minister, who was assassinated in 1984. Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones are also in talks to join the cast, playing former U.S. Presidents Lyndon B.... Read more

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