The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an overt display of mourning.

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Film Cast:

• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom: Helen Mirren
• Tony Blair: Michael Sheen
• Philip of Edinburgh: James Cromwell
• Cherie Blair: Helen McCrory
• Charles III of the United Kingdom: Alex Jennings
• Robin Janvrin: Roger Allam
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon: Sylvia Syms
• Trevor Rees-Jones: Paul Barrett
• Stephen Lamport: Tim McMullan
• Lord Airlie: Douglas Reith
• Alastair Campbell: Mark Bazeley
• Equerry: Robin Soans
• Janvrin’s Secretary: Lola Peploe
• Balmoral Maid: Joyce Henderson
• Head Ghillie: Pat Laffan
• Queen’s Dresser: Amanda Hadingue
• Balmoral Head Ghillie: John McGlynn
• Charles’ Valet: Gray O’Brien
• Balmoral Switchboard Operator: Dolina MacLennan
• Blair’s Aide: Julian Firth
• Portrait Artist: Earl Cameron
• TV Director: Elliot Levey
• Catholic Priest: Anthony Debaeck
• German Reporter: Wolfgang Pissors
• French Bodyguard: Xavier Castano

Film Crew:

• Director: Stephen Frears
• Producer: Christine Langan
• Producer: Tracey Seaward
• Producer: Andy Harries
• Executive Producer: François Ivernel
• Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken
• Executive Producer: Scott Rudin
• Director of Photography: Affonso Beato
• Editor: Lucia Zucchetti
• Original Music Composer: Alexandre Desplat
• Production Design: Alan MacDonald
• Set Decoration: Tina Jones
• Costume Design: Consolata Boyle
• Casting: Leo Davis
• Art Direction: Ben Smith
• Assistant Art Director: Franck Schwarz
• Supervising Art Director: Peter Wenham
• Makeup & Hair: Rebecca Cole
• Wigmaker: Terry Jarvis
• Makeup Designer: Daniel Phillips
• Post Production Supervisor: Alistair Hopkins
• Unit Manager: Matt Jones
• Assistant Director: Stuart Renfrew
• Stunts: Frédéric Vallet
• ADR Voice Casting: Vanessa Baker
• Dialect Coach: Penny Dyer
• Production Coordinator: Zoë Edwards
• Script Supervisor: Penny Eyles
• Thanks: Brian Tufano
• Thanks: Tracey Ullman
• Music Editor: Tony Lewis
• Visual Effects Editor: Pani Scott
• Camera Operator: Philippe Houdart
• Steadicam Operator: Alastair Rae
• Makeup Supervisor: Tapio Salmi
• Aerial Coordinator: Tim Desbois
• Assistant Accountant: Kerry Smith
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Tracy O’Riordan
• Craft Service: Marion Audier
• Craft Service: Joelle Cugny
• Finance: Simon Fawcett
• Floor Runner: Farid Arahb
• Floor Runner: Martin Guena
• Floor Runner: Jonathan Midlane
• Floor Runner: Adam Morris
• Floor Runner: Celina Radwanski
• Floor Runner: Stacy Crago
• Pilot: Campbell Brand
• Production Accountant: Jon Duncan
• Production Assistant: Lara Davis
• Production Assistant: Hallam Rice-Edwards
• Production Assistant: Abdel Sahraoui
• Production Assistant: Sylvain Marques
• Production Coordinator: Jeremy Burnage
• Production Coordinator: Jonathan Scott
• Production Runner: Joss Crowley
• Production Runner: Tory Lenosky
• Production Secretary: Cathy Dutheil
• Researcher: Kerry Gill-Pryde
• Story Editor: Jan Fleischer
• Travel Coordinator: Katherine Tibbetts
• Unit Publicist: Kate Hudson
• Unit Medic: Mohand Pagtagzirt
• Aerial Camera: Adam Dale
• Aerial Camera Technician: Charlie Woodburn
• Assistant Camera: Emma Edwards
• Camera Operator: Steve Tickner
• Camera Operator: Simon Tindall
• Camera Trainee: Luke Cairns
• Camera Trainee: Matt Cole
• Camera Trainee: Christian Langlois
• Clapper Loader: Peter Bathurst
• Clapper Loader: Chaz Lyon
• Clapper Loader: Bobby Damone
• Clapper Loader: Henry Landgrebe
• Electrician: Eugene Grobler
• Electrician: Dean Kennedy
• Electrician: Izet Kutlovac
• Electrician: Barry McCulloch
• Electrician: Christophe Pigeon
• Electrician: Robert Rabson
• Electrician: Frank Sheekey
• Electrician: Vince Madden
• Electrician: Andrew McBean
• Electrician: Mike Parsons
• Focus Puller: Guy Sherbourne
• Focus Puller: Alain Herpe
• Gaffer: Andy Long
• Gaffer: Antoine Lienhard
• Generator Operator: Paul Cronin
• Generator Operator: Guy Guermouh
• Generator Operator: Jon Saunders
• Generator Operator: Roger Subharwel
• Grip: Frédéric Blochet
• Grip: Tim Critchell
• Grip: Russell Diamond
• Grip: Sébastien Franchault
• Grip: Adrian McCarthy
• Key Grip: Philippe Lapicque
• Rigging Gaffer: Gary Donoghue
• Rigging Gaffer: Warren Ewen
• Steadicam Operator: Simon Baker
• Steadicam Operator: Felipe Reinheimer
• Still Photographer: Laurie Sparham
• ADR Voice Casting: Brendan Donnison
• Casting Assistant: Lissy Holm
• Assistant Costume Designer: Nigel Egerton
• Costume Assistant: Laura Rushton
• Costume Assistant: Sylvie Serodon
• Costume Supervisor: Dulcie Scott
• Dresser: Joséphine Gracia
• Seamstress: Carole Cattrini
• Wardrobe Master: Christopher Bradshaw
• ADR Editor: Jack Gillies
• ADR Mixer: Paul Carr
• ADR Mixer: Peter Gleaves
• ADR Recordist: James Bennett
• Assistant Sound Editor: Anna Bertmark
• Boom Operator: Adam Laschinger
• Cableman: Marc Parazon
• Foley Editor: Chris Treble
• Foley Recordist: James Hamilton
• Foley Supervisor: Tim Alban
• Boom Operator: Nathan Duncan
• Boom Operator: Darko Mocilnikar
• Dolby Consultant: Chris Sturmer
• Sound Mixer: Peter Lindsay
• Sound Mixer: Danny Hambrook
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Davey
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Adrian Rhodes
• Supervising Dialogue Editor: Keith Marriner
• Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Davies
• Compositor: Cristina Puente
• Digital Compositor: Patricia Llaguno
• Digital Compositor: Travis Porter
• Digital Compositor: Helen Bunker
• Digital Compositor: Scott Pritchard
• Title Designer: Fredrik Nordbeck
• Visual Effects Editor: Kerry Downing
• Visual Effects Editor: Donna Smith
• Visual Effects Producer: Charles Howell
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Mark Nelmes
• Special Effects Supervisor: Steve Breheney
• Special Effects Coordinator: Evan Green-Hughes
• Art Department Assistant: Gwyneth Binyon
• Art Department Assistant: Will Coubrough
• Assistant Art Director: Katie Driscoll
• Assistant Set Decoration: Sophia Chowdhury
• Carpenter: Leigh Chesters
• Carpenter: Olivier Foucher
• Carpenter: Les Hall
• Carpenter: Jo Hawthorne
• Carpenter: John O’Connor
• Carpenter: Paul Smith
• Construction Manager: Gilles Laboulandine
• Construction Manager: Brian Neighbour
• Dressing Prop: Barry Arnold
• Dressing Prop: Matthew Broderick
• Dressing Prop: Graham Chalk
• Dressing Prop: Gerald Dale
• Dressing Prop: Graham Dale
• Dressing Prop: Gary Dawson
• Dressing Prop: Roddy Dolan
• Dressing Prop: Jonathan Downing
• Dressing Prop: Mike Fleming
• Dressing Prop: Jack Garwood
• Dressing Prop: Shane Harford
• Dressing Prop: Peter Hasler
• Dressing Prop: Paul Humbles
• Dressing Prop: Gary Ixer
• Dressing Prop: Ray Rose
• Dressing Prop: Graham Stickley
• Dressing Prop: Paul Turner
• Painter: Perry Bell
• Painter: Douglas Regan
• Painter: Michael Weaver
• Painter: Matthew Start
• Painter: Jean-François Juvanon
• Property Buyer: Robert Jones
• Property Master: Allen J. Polley
• Property Master: Bruce Bigg
• Sculptor: Matthew Neave
• Set Dresser: Benoit Cisilkiewick
• Standby Painter: Eddie Wolstencroft
• Standby Carpenter: Charlie Gaynor
• Standby Art Director: Tim Monroe
• Storyboard Artist: Temple Clark
• Assistant Editor: Ian Cunningham
• Digital Intermediate Colorist: Asa Shoul
• Digital Intermediate Producer: Marcus Alexander
• Negative Cutter: Chris Andrews
• Negative Cutter: Kelly Smith
• Post Production Coordinator: Josh Rappaport
• Post Production Coordinator: Jaynie Miller
• Production Executive: Jan Hogevold
• Electrician: Andy Cole
• Screenplay: Peter Morgan
• Stunt Double: Elaine Ford
• Stunt Coordinator: Christian Bonnichon
• Stunt Double: David Bishop
• Stunt Driver: Francis Auguy
• Floor Runner: Mark Hopkins

Movie Reviews:

• CinemaSerf: I’m not sure if Stephen Frears was really just trying to kick-start the Tony Blair fan club when he made this highly speculative and frankly rather unkind feature about how Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) – and, to an extent, her family – dealt with the aftermath of the death of the divorced Princess of Wales in Paris. Mr Blair (Michael Shannon) has only just been elected and together with his pretty openly hostile (to the monarchy) wife Cherie (Helen McCrory) heads to the palace for his appointment audience. When the tragedy does ensue, the Royal Family are at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire and the remainder of this film – intercut with occassional news actuality – postulates on just how the relationship between the prime minister and his Sovereign might have played out in the face of the growing and totally irrational public outpourings of grief and frustrations following the accident. Mirren and Shannon are both on great form here and even if the former is more of a mimic than an actress with this part, she still imbues enough characterisation for us to accept the plausibility that this might just have been the response of the actual Queen Elizabeth. It’s beautifully shot and it was nice to see Sylvia Syms on screen again, albeit briefly and again, rather unsympathetically. I can’t help but wonder how much of this has become the gospel in many people’s eyes as to just how things did happen back in 1997. Somehow, I very much doubt it – but it’s interesting to watch nonetheless.