A Queen Is Crowned
| A Queen Is Crowned | |
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| Directed by | Michael Waldman |
| Written by | Christopher Fry |
| Produced by | Castleton Knight |
| Narrated by | Laurence Olivier |
| Music by | Guy Warrack |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $602,702 (US)[1] |
A Queen Is Crowned is a 1953 British Technicolor documentary film written by Christopher Fry. The film documents the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with a narration of events by Laurence Olivier. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was the first winner of the now-defunct Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film.[2][3][4] The film was one of the most popular at the British box office in 1953.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Laurence Olivier as Narrator
- Queen Elizabeth II as Herself
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as Himself
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as Herself
- Prince Charles as Himself
- Jawaharlal Nehru as Himself
Release[edit]
It was the first film ever shown on the Scottish islands of Eigg and Rùm, although played on the latter island without sound as the generator was not strong enough.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "John Davis Cites Cases". Variety. 17 November 1954. p. 8.
- ^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: A Queen Is Crowned". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees Documentary". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry". Screen. Vol. 32, no. 3. p. 259.
- ^ "Scot Isle's 1st Films". Variety. 19 August 1953. p. 13. Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
