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The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever

  • TV Movie
  • 2016
  • 1h 35m
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7.5/10
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The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever (2016)
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A dramatization of the final years of the music world's most famous AIDS casualty, Freddie Mercury, which includes interviews with the people who knew him.A dramatization of the final years of the music world's most famous AIDS casualty, Freddie Mercury, which includes interviews with the people who knew him.A dramatization of the final years of the music world's most famous AIDS casualty, Freddie Mercury, which includes interviews with the people who knew him.

  • Director
    • John Fothergill
  • Writer
    • John Fothergill
  • Stars
    • John Blunt
    • Mark Brennan
    • Paul Culshaw
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • John Fothergill
    • Writer
      • John Fothergill
    • Stars
      • John Blunt
      • Mark Brennan
      • Paul Culshaw
    • 3User reviews
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    John Blunt in The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever (2016)
    The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever (2016)
    The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever (2016)

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    John Blunt
    • Freddie Mercury
    Mark Brennan
    • Jim Hutton
    Paul Culshaw
    Paul Culshaw
    • Peter Freestone
    Laura Lamb
    • Mary Austin
    • (as Laura Edghill)
    Patrick Warner
    Patrick Warner
    • Brian May
    Martin Teall
    • Roger Taylor
    Jack Beale
    • John Deacon
    Rietta Austin
    Rietta Austin
    • Barbara Valentin
    Owen Oldroyd
    • Winnie Kirchberger
    John Faulkner
    • Dr. Gordon Atkinson
    Patrick Brennan
    • Jim Beach
    Colin Reed
    • John Murphy
    Richard Allinson
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Daniel Alan
    • Bobbi
    • (credit only)
    Shanna Corridan
    • Dancer
    Paul Gambaccini
    Paul Gambaccini
    • Self
    Brian May
    Brian May
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Freddie Mercury
    Freddie Mercury
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • John Fothergill
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      • John Fothergill
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    Wonderfully done. Blunt's portrayal of Freddie is magnificent. I wasn't sure if I'd like the half-documentary, half-dramatization, but I ended up loving it.
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      • November 20, 2016 (United Kingdom)
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