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A Queen Is Crowned

  • 19531953
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
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A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
117
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
204,879
39,080
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    • Writer
      • Christopher Fry(narrative)
    • Stars
      • Laurence Olivier(voice)
      • Queen Elizabeth II
      • Prince Philip
    Top credits
    • Writer
      • Christopher Fry(narrative)
    • Stars
      • Laurence Olivier(voice)
      • Queen Elizabeth II
      • Prince Philip
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II
    • Self
    Prince Philip
    Prince Philip
    • Self - Duke of Edinburgh
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
    • Self - The Queen Mother
    Prince Charles
    Prince Charles
    • Self
    Duke of Gloucester
    • Self
    Louis Mountbatten
    Louis Mountbatten
    • Self
    • (as Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma)
    Edward Windsor
    • Self
    • (as Duke of Kent)
    Bernard Fitzalan-Howard 16th Duke of Norfolk
    • Self
    • (as The Earl Marshal of England)
    Basil Brooke 1st Viscount Brookeborough
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland)
    Godfrey Huggins
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia)
    Dudley Shelton Senanayake
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of Ceylon)
    Muhammad Ali Bogra
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of Pakistan)
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of India)
    D.F. Malan
    D.F. Malan
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of South Africa)
    Sidney George Holland
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of New Zealand)
    Robert Gordon Menzies
    Robert Gordon Menzies
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of Australia)
    Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent
    • Self
    • (as The Prime Minister of Canada)
    • Writer
      • Christopher Fry(narrative)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Sir Laurence Olivier prerecorded the narration in May 1953 since the coronation rituals were known prior to the actual event. This allowed the footage of the coronation to be released almost immediately after it was shot on 2 June 1953.
    • Alternate versions
      Though not present on home media releases, original film prints featured a grand instrumental of GOD SAVE THE QUEEN after the final fade out, followed by the bells of Westminster to exit the theatre to.
    • Connections
      Featured in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Jerusalem
      (uncredited)

      Music by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

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    8/10
    A spectacular and moving event..
    With Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee almost upon us the film of her coronation in 1953 has been restored and given a limited cinema release.

    I had the opportunity to see "A Queen is Crowned" in a cinema.

    It jaw dropping. The brilliance of the ceremony at Westminster Abbey is shown in its full glory.

    Never have I seen such extraordinary images on screen.

    The sheer power of Great Britain's history is on show. But the star must be Technicolor at the very end of the Technicolor era.

    The beauty of the young Queen, the deep reds, gold, blues and greens that only Technicolor can offer are contrasted with grey exterior shots of a cold and wet London warmed by huge crowds and a massive military parade, perhaps the last flickering of an imperial Britian.

    This not a film for everyone and as others have noted the slightly over the top commentary is jarring to modern ears but nothing can take away from the immense power of the event.

    This is a film to be seen on a huge screen. The colour and detail is simply not visible on DVD even on a large television.
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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1953 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eine Königin wird gekrönt
    • Filming locations
      • Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • The Rank Organisation
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,373
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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