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| Directed by | Michael Waldman |
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| Written by | Christopher Fry |
| Produced by | Castleton Knight
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| Music by | Guy Warrack
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English
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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]
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
- Jawaharlal Nehru as Himself
See also
References
- ↑ The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ NY Times: A Queen Is Crowned. Baseline & All Movie Guide(2011). Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ↑ Winners & Nominees Documentary. GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
External links
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