original title:
The Queen
directed by:
cast:
Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Helen McCrory, Alex Jennings, Lola Peploe, Pat Laffan, Roger Allam, Tim McMullan, Robin Soans, Douglas Reith, Joyce Henderson, Amanda Hadingue, John McGlynn, Gray O'Brien, Dolina MacLennan, Jake Taylor Shantos, Dash Barber
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
Pathé Pictures, BIM Film, France 3 Cinéma, Granada, in collaboration with Pathé Renn Production, Canal+
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Uk/Italy/France
year:
2006
film run:
100'
format:
35mm - colour
release date:
15/09/2006
festivals & awards:
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 reassurance and support from their leaders is palpable.
As the unprecedented outpouring of emotion grows ever stronger, Blair must find a way to reconnect the Queen with the British public.