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Original title: Queen, The
Release Date
• USA: Oct 6, 2006
BoxOffice: $56.2M
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MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country UK, France, Italy
Production Companies
BIM Distribuzione, Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Granada Film Productions, Pathé Pictures International, Pathé Renn Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
Studio Miramax Films
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Other Titles
• The Queen (2006)
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Genre: Drama
Tagline: Tradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her.
Plot: Helen Mirren delivers a royally stirring performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears's fictional romp, THE QUEEN. The year is 1997, and Great Britain has a newly elected prime minister, the youthful, optimistic Tony Blair (Michael Sheen). In Buckingham Palace, the Queen doesn’t appear to be fazed by Blair’s arrival. Then again, she doesn’t appear to be fazed by anything. But when Diana--her son’s ex-wife and the mother of her grandchildren--is killed in a tragic car accident, her authority is tested as never before. While the Queen Mother (Sylvia Syms) and Prince Philip (James Cromwell) agree with her decision to remain at their holiday estate in Balmoral and not publicly acknowledge the tragedy, Tony Blair feels differently. Unfortunately, so do the English people. Making matters worse is the out-of-control media, which has begun to castigate the queen for her silence. In order to retain her grip on the country that she has served for so many years, she must swallow her pride and let the world know that she does, in fact, care.With THE QUEEN, the consistently superior Frears (DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, DANGEROUS LIAISONS) strikes once again. Peter Morgan’s devilishly clever script provides the foundation, but the expert performances are what make the film such an
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| Written by |
Peter Morgan
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, Henry VIII, Colditz |
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| Cast |
Helen Mirren
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Gosford Park, Excalibur |
 | Michael Sheen
Underworld, Kingdom of Heaven, Underworld: Evolution |
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 | Sylvia Syms
What a Girl Wants, Shining Through, Shirley Valentine |
 | Alex Jennings
The Four Feathers, The Wings of the Dove, Five Children and It | Helen McCrory
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Casanova, Enduring Love | Roger Allam
The Wind That Shakes the Barley, RKO 281, V for Vendetta | |
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