Rent A Queen is Crowned (1953)
3.7 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 19min
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- Synopsis:
When Queen Elizabeth the Second was crowned on June 2nd, 1953, many of Britain's leading cinematic artists were commissioned to create this glorious record of the event. Narrated by Laurence Olivier, it conveys the sights and sounds, the pomp and pageantry, the very spirit of that unforgettable day. Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning, 'A Queen is Crowned' is one of the greatest films of an historical event ever made. Also included in this commemorative set is 'Palaces of a Queen' - a 1966 documentary touring the six royal palaces: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace and Holyrood House. Narrated by Michael Redgrave and with a resounding score arranged and conducted by Malcolm Sargent, this documentary is a worthy companion piece to 'A Queen is Crowned'. - Actors:
- Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Prince Charles, Duke of Gloucester, Louis Mountbatten, Edward Windsor, Bernard Fitzalan-Howard 16th Duke of Norfolk, Basil Brooke 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Godfrey Huggins, Dudley Shelton Senanayake, Muhammad Ali Bogra, Jawaharlal Nehru, D.F. Malan, Sidney George Holland, Robert Gordon Menzies, Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent, Winston Churchill, N.G. Rees, Jeremy Clyde
- Directors:
- Castleton Knight, Michael Ingrams
- Producers:
- Castleton Knight, George Grafton Green
- Voiced By:
- Sir Laurence Olivier, Bernard Braden, Richard Dimbleby, Michael Henderson, Mary Hill, Brian Johnston, Max Robertson, Berkeley Smith, Chester Wilmot, Michael Redgrave
- Narrated By:
- Sir Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave
- Writers:
- Christopher Fry, Christopher Hibbert, Alec Clifton Taylor
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Coronations on Screen, A Brief History of the Summer Olympics on Film, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/05/2012
- Run Time:
- 83 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 'Palaces of a Queen' Documentary (1966)
- Image Gallery
- Original Programme (PDF)
