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7.0The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.
Cast
- Helen Mirren as The Queen
- Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
- James Cromwell as Prince Philip
- Helen McCrory as Cherie Blair
- Alex Jennings as Prince Charles
- Roger Allam as Robin Janvrin
Themes
- dying and death
- great britain
- upper class
- loss of loved one
- sadness
- queen
- paparazzi
- headline
- monarchy
- palace
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
118,673 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
90/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 97 wins & 97 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Stephen Frears
- Written by
- Peter Morgan
- Produced by
- Andy Harries Christine Langan Tracey Seaward
- Starring
- Helen Mirren Michael Sheen James Cromwell Helen McCrory Alex Jennings Roger Allam Sylvia Syms
- Cinematography
- Affonso Beato
- Edited by
- Lucia Zucchetti
- Music by
- Alexandre Desplat
- Production companies
- Pathé Renn Production Granada Productions BIM Distribuzione France 3 Cinéma Canal+
- Distributed by
- Pathé Distribution (France, Switzerland & United Kingdom), BIM Distribuzione (Italy)
- Release dates
- 2 September 2006 ( 2006-09-02 ) ( Venice ) 15 September 2006 ( 2006-09-15 ) (United Kingdom) 18 October 2006 ( 2006-10-18 ) (France)
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom France Italy
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $123.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 442868
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-queen
Show 3 more facts
- title
- The Queen
- review score
- 7.3/10
- publication date
- 2007-10-19
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The Queen is a 2006 docudrama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan. The film depicts the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. The royal family regards Diana's death as a private affair and thus not to be treated as an official royal death, in contrast with the views of prime minister Tony Blair and Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles, who favour the general public's desire for an official expression of grief. Matters are further complicated by the media, royal protocol regarding Diana's official status and wider issues about republicanism.
The film's development coincided with a revival of favourable public sentiment in respect to the British monarchy, a downturn in fortunes for Blair, and the inquest into Diana's death, Operation Paget. Michael Sheen reprised his role as Blair from The Deal, and he would do so again in The Special Relationship.