A Queen Is Crowned
A Queen Is Crowned is a 1953 British Technicolor documentary film written by Christopher Fry. The film documents the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with a narration of events by Laurence Olivier. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was the first winner of the now-defunct Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film.[1][2][3] The film was one of the most popular at the British box office in 1953.[4]
| A Queen Is Crowned | |
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| Directed by | Michael Waldman |
| Produced by | Castleton Knight |
| Written by | Christopher Fry |
| Narrated by | Laurence Olivier |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Laurence Olivier as Narrator
- Queen Elizabeth II as Herself
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as Himself
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as Herself
- Prince Charles as Himself
References
- "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "NY Times: A Queen Is Crowned". NY Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- "Winners & Nominees Documentary". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry". Screen. Vol. 32 no. 3. p. 259.
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