The Queen

Frears, Stephen. (Added Author). Mirren, Helen. (Added Author). Sheen, Michael. (Added Author). Cromwell, James. (Added Author). McCrory, Helen. (Added Author). Jennings, Alex. (Added Author). Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Helen McCrory, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, and Sylvia Syms. (Cast).

Summary: The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" -- Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways the monarch and Prime Minister Tony Blair responded to the resulting torrent of national grief.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : | videorecording 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Montreal : Alliance Atlantis : Distributed by Motion Picture Distribution, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Catalogued from container. Originally released as motion picture in 2006. Special features: "The Making of The Queen"; audio commentary with director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan; audio commentary with British historian and royal expert Robert Lacey, author of "Majesty".
Participant or Performer Note:	Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Helen McCrory, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, and Sylvia Syms.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13 ; CHV rating: General
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	HOME USED ONLY.
Language Note:	In English or French; optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Golden Globes, 2006: Best Actress, Helen Mirren and Best Screenplay; Academy Awards, 2006: Best Actress, Helen Mirren.