Rent The Queen on Tour (1971)

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Synopsis:
Volume Seven of the COI Collection, 'The Queen on Tour', celebrates the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. As Whitehall's publicity agency, the COI - with unprecedented access to the royals - was the natural choice to produce official records of royal tours and state visits. In addition, it commissioned and supervised a variety of retrospectives on the Queen and her family. Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne during a time of unparalleled change, both at home and abroad.
Yet, despite the turbulent backdrop against which many royal tours and state visits were filmed, the onscreen images here maintain a diplomatic serenity; it was, and still is, the Queen's (and the COI's) job to cultivate strong relationships in a post-colonial world. Highlights of the collection include: 'Royal Destiny' (1953), a look at the Queen's early life, made in the year of her coronation; 'The Queen's State Visit to Iran' (1961), a fascinating film of the royal visit to Iran eight years after a British and American-backed coup installed the Shah; 'Sierra Leone Greets the Queen' (1962), a colourful record of the Queen's visit in the year of independence; 'Britain Welcomes the Emperor and Empress of Japan' (1971), marking the controversial state visit from Emperor Hirohito and his wife.
Actors:
Sir Milton Margai, , , , , , Evelyn Baring, Edward Twining, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, , , Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Mohammad Ayub Khan, , ,
Directors:
T. Cummins, Annis James, Joan Duff,
Producers:
T. Cummins, A. James, Mary Habberfield
Narrated By:
Leslie Mitchell, Leonard Martin
Writers:
Gerald Sanger, George Elliott
Aka:
COI Collection Vol 7: The Queen on Tour
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
Collections:
A Brief History of Coronations on Screen
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/05/2012
Run Time:
234 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour and B & W
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following:
- Royal Destiny (1953)
- Southward with Prince Philip (1957)
- Princess Margaret in Mauritius and East Africa (1957)
- Life of a Queen (1960)
- The Queen's State Visit to Iran (1961)
- Royal Children (1961)
- Queen Elizabeth II in Pakistan (1961)
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following:
- Sierra Leone Greets the Queen (1961)
- Britain Welcomes the President of India (1963)
- The Royal Tour of the Caribbean (1966)
- Britain Welcomes the President of Pakistan (1966)
- A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II (1971)
- Britain Welcomes the Emperoe and Empress of Japan (1971)

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