Diana: Her True Story (TV 1993)

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers:

Andrew Morton (book), Stephen Zito (teleplay)

Stars:

Serena Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Elizabeth Garvie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Serena Scott Thomas	...	Princess Diana, Princess of Wales
David Threlfall	...	Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
Elizabeth Garvie	...	Camilla Parker-Bowles
Donald Douglas	...	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Jemma Redgrave	...	Carolyn Bartholomew
Jeremy Child	...	Alfred Drake-Kinney
William Franklyn	...	Lord Mountbatten
Jean Anderson	...	Lady Fermoy
Anne Stallybrass	...	Queen Elizabeth II
Belle Connor	...	Diana Spencer (aged 6)
Tracy Hardwick	...	Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Aletta Lawson	...	Princess Anne
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy	...	Jane Spencer
Helen Masters	...	Sarah Spencer
Gabrielle Blunt	...	The Queen Mother

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

queen elizabeth ii | royal romance | prince | british royal family | great britain | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diana igaz története

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martin Poll Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Charles and Diana go to see Messa di Requiem by Giuseppi Verdi. The final 5 seconds of a piece are played before applause breaks out. It was not Verdi's Requiem.

User Reviews

Mainly hilarious, but sometimes moving.

Oh dear, oh dear, the very first Diana cash-in when she was still alive, I would really like to know if she ever saw this and what she thought. Many of the lines are almost beyond belief. Charles as played by David Threlfall is so beyond caricature, it is like watching a walking talking dummy from Madame Tussauds. The Queen: You must alter the substance of your relationship. Charles: There IS no substance to our relationship! And when Diana has either cut her wrist, or thrown herself downstairs, or run in tears from a reception, The Queen to Charles: What did you do THIS time! Although the costuming and sets are pretty good, small details like completely fictitious newspapers are irritating and I think unnecessary, it is recent history after all. Serena Scott Thomas plays Diana as a very wilful character more so than in Morton's book but affecting I think, and believable. We will never remember Diana through films like this of course, but this is an oddly moving though hilarious account of 12 tumultuous years, and although less said about the support cast especially those playing the royals the better, it is the best of the sorry crop of 'biofilms' on Diana. (Not a high recommendation.)