The Queen

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The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears that portrays the British royal family's response to the death of Princess Diana, featuring a celebrated score by Alexandre Desplat.


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instanceOf British drama film
film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
basedOn events following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997
composer Alexandre Desplat
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Stephen Frears
distributor Miramax Films
Pathé Distribution
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre drama film
hasQuality celebrated musical score by Alexandre Desplat
hasSubject British royal family
death of Diana, Princess of Wales
mainCharacter Prince Charles
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II
Tony Blair
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II
Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
portrays British royal family's response to the death of Princess Diana
producer Andy Harries
Christine Langan
Tracey Seaward
productionCompany Granada Productions
Pathé
publicationDate 2006
releaseEvent premiered at the Venice Film Festival
runtime approximately 103 minutes
screenwriter Peter Morgan
setInLocation Balmoral Castle
London
setInPeriod 1997
starred Helen McCrory
Helen Mirren
James Cromwell
Michael Sheen
Sylvia Syms

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