The Queen

Year:

2006

Duration:

103 min | Turkey:94 min (TV version)

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Stephen Frears

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 90 wins & 71 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2006-11-17

Filming Locations: Blairquhan Castle, Blairquhan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $122,014 (USA) (1 October 2006)

Gross: $56,425,113 (USA) (6 May 2007)

Cast

Actor

Character

Helen McCrory

The Queen

Helen Mirren

The Queen

James Cromwell

Prince Philip

Alex Jennings

Prince Charles

Roger Allam

Robin Janvrin

Sylvia Syms

Queen Mother

Tim McMullan

Stephen Lamport

Robin Soans

Equerry

Lola Peploe

Janvrin's Secretary

Douglas Reith

Lord Airlie

Joyce Henderson

Balmoral Maid

Pat Laffan

Head Ghillie

Amanda Hadingue

Queen's Dresser

John McGlynn

Balmoral Head Ghillie

Gray O'Brien

Charles' Valet

Dolina MacLennan

Balmoral Switchboard Operator

Jake Taylor Shantos

Prince William

Dash Barber

Prince Harry

Michael Sheen

Tony Blair

Mark Bazeley

Alastair Campbell

Kananu Kirimi

Blair's PA

Susan Hitch

Blair's Secretary

Julian Firth

Blair's Aide

Harry Alexander Coath

Euan Blair

Earl Cameron

Portrait Artist

Elliot Levey

TV Director

Anthony Debaeck

Catholic Priest

Emmy Lou Harries

Little Girl

Laurence Burg

Princess Diana

Michel Gay

Dodi Fayed

Wolfgang Pissors

German Reporter

Malou Beauvoir

American Reporter

Paul Barrett

French Bodyguard

Xavier Castano

French Bodyguard

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Bashir

Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Cruise

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dodi Fayed

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Fiddy

No.10 Advisor (uncredited)

Tom Hanks

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Heathcote

Secret Service (uncredited)

Elton John

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Forbes KB

Biker (uncredited)

Nicole Kidman

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martyn Lewis

Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson Mandela

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alan Marsh

Extra (uncredited)

Trevor McDonald

Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mae McDougall

Stalking Party (uncredited)

Nicholas Owen

Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gavin Park

Royal Protection Officer (uncredited)

Camilla Parker-Bowles

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Luciano Pavarotti

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Princess Diana

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Red Richards

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Stephen Samson

Greenkeeper (uncredited)

Jon Snow

Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julia Somerville

Herself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Earl Charles Spencer

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Steven Spielberg

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Starkey

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tracey Ullman

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ralitsa Vassileva

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The Lord Chamberlain tells Tony Blair that "representatives of all three palaces" will be attending the meeting to discuss plans for Diana's funeral. The three palaces mentioned in that line refer to Buckingham Palace (the Queen's residence), St. James's Palace (the residence of the Prince of Wales), and Kensington Palace (the base of operations for Diana's staff).

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Helen Mirren says transforming herself into the Queen came almost naturally after the wig and glasses, especially since she shares a default facial expression, a slightly down turned mouth, with the monarch. She also regularly reviewed film and video footage of Elizabeth and kept photographs in her trailer during production. The writer Peter Morgan says it was convincing enough that, by the end of production, crew members who had been accustomed to slouching or relaxing when they addressed her were standing straight up and respectfully folding their hands behind their backs.

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10 Downing Street was portrayed as slightly dilapidated, poorly decorated, and middle-class. This is supposedly how the residence actually is, and the real Cherie Blair was supposedly appalled when she first saw where the family would be living.

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Goofs

In the scene before the Queen addresses England, she is advised to make the change "and as a grandmother." She writes the correction, clearly caps her pen and begins putting it back. In the very next shot, she caps the pen a second time.

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The numberplate on the Range Rover has the new style 'Charles Wright' font, which was introduced in September 2001.

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Helen Mirren's tattoo at the base of her left thumb is clearly visible when she is holding a newspaper. This can be verified in the IMDb photo gallery for 'The Queen'. Elizabeth II is not likely to have the same tattoo.

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Quotes

Robin Janvrin: The Prime Minister is on his way, ma'am.

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HM Queen Elizabeth II: Have we shown you how to start a nuclear war yet?

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Tony Blair: Will someone please save these people from themselves!

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Faq

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Queen can be found here.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

Is "The Queen" based on a book?

A

No. The Queen is an original screenplay written by English screenwriter and playwright Peter Morgan.

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