A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
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- TV-G
- 1h 22min
- Documentary, History
- 09 Jun 1953 (Sweden)
- Movie
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Laurence Olivier | ... |
Self - Narrator (voice)
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| Queen Elizabeth II | ... |
Self
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| Prince Philip | ... |
Self - Duke of Edinburgh
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| Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | ... |
Self - The Queen Mother
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| King Charles III | ... |
Self
(as Prince Charles)
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Duke of Gloucester | ... |
Self
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| Louis Mountbatten | ... |
Self
(as Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma)
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Edward Windsor | ... |
Self
(as Duke of Kent)
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Bernard Fitzalan-Howard 16th Duke of Norfolk | ... |
Self
(as The Earl Marshal of England)
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Basil Brooke 1st Viscount Brookeborough | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland)
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Godfrey Huggins | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia)
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Dudley Shelton Senanayake | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of Ceylon)
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Muhammad Ali Bogra | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of Pakistan)
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| Jawaharlal Nehru | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of India)
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| D.F. Malan | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of South Africa)
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Sidney George Holland | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of New Zealand)
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| Robert Gordon Menzies | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of Australia)
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Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent | ... |
Self
(as The Prime Minister of Canada)
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| Winston Churchill | ... |
Self
(as The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill)
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N.G. Rees | ... |
Self
(as Midshipman Rees RN)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bernard Braden | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| Richard Dimbleby | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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Michael Henderson | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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Mary Hill | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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Brian Johnston | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| Max Robertson | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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Berkeley Smith | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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Chester Wilmot | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| Jeremy Clyde | ... |
Self - Page Boy (uncredited)
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Written by
| Christopher Fry | ... | (narrative) |
Produced by
| Castleton Knight | ... | producer |
Music by
| Guy Warrack | ||
Sound Department
| Douglas Hurring | ... | dubbing crew (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dennis Bartlett | ... | technicolor technician (uncredited) |
Music Department
| London Symphony Orchestra | ... | musician (as The London Symphony Orchestra) |
| The Royal Choral Society | ... | musician |
| Malcolm Sargent | ... | music advisor (as Sir Malcolm Sargent) |
Additional Crew
| Harold Bromige | ... | production assistant |
| Roy Drew | ... | production assistant |
| Humphrey Fisher | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| David Eccles | ... | the producers offer their sincere thanks to The Minister of Works |
| Bernard Fitzalan-Howard 16th Duke of Norfolk | ... | the producers offer their sincere thanks to The Earl Marshal |
| William McKie | ... | the producers offer their sincere thanks to (as Dr. William McKie) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (1953) (Denmark) (tv)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1957) (United States) (tv)
- CinemaLive (2012) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- CinemaLive (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Elephant Films (2013) (France) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Universal International Pictures (UI) (us releasing agent)
Storyline
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| Taglines | The only full length Technicolor film of the coronation See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Jerusalem See more » |