A Queen Is Crowned | |
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Directed by | Michael Waldman |
Written by | Christopher Fry |
Produced by | Castleton Knight |
Narrated by | Laurence Olivier |
Music by | Guy Warrack |
Production company | |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $602,702 (US) [1] |
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. [2] [3] [4] The film was one of the most popular at the British box office in 1953. [5]
It was the first film ever shown on the Scottish islands of Eigg and Rùm, although played on the latter island without sound as the generator was not strong enough. [6]