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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.
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A Queen Is Crowned (t.l.: Una Regina Viene Incoronata) è un documentario inglese del 1953 scritto da Christopher Fry. Il film documenta l'incoronazione della regina Elisabetta II, con narrazione degli eventi da parte di Sir Laurence Olivier. Ha avuto una nomination all'Oscar come miglior documentario. Cast
- A Queen Is Crowned
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Written by Christopher Fry, he film documents the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with a narration of events by Laurence Olivier. It was nominated for...
- 79 min
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The one-day ceremony took 14 months of preparation: the first meeting of the Coronation Commission was in April 1952, under the chairmanship of the Queen's husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Other committees were also formed, such as the Coronation Joint Committee and the Coronation Executive Committee, both chaired by the Duke of Norfolk who, by ...
The coronation ceremony of Elizabeth II followed a pattern similar to the coronations of the kings and queens before her, being held in Westminster Abbey, and involving the peerageand clergy. However, for the new queen, several parts of the ceremony were markedly different.
In the evening on 2 June, the Queen made a live radio broadcast to thank the public. All across the Queen's realms, the rest of the Commonwealth, and in other parts of the world, coronation celebrations were held. The British government announced an extra bank holiday that fell on 3 June and moved the last bank holiday in May to 2 June to allow for...
Coronation Review of the Fleet
On 15 June 1953, the Queen attended a fleet review at Spithead, off the coast at Portsmouth. Commanded by Admiral Sir George Creasy were 197 Royal Navy warships, together with 13 from the Commonwealth and 16 from foreign navies, as well as representative vessels from the British Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets. There were more British and Commonwealth naval ships present than at the 1937 coronation review, though a third of them were frigates or smaller vessels. Major Royal Navy units includ...
Honours of Scotland
During a week-long visit to Scotland, on 24 June 1953, the Queen attended a national service of thanksgiving at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, during which she was ceremonially presented with the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels. Following a carriage procession through the city escorted by the Royal Company of Archers, the service, led by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, James Pitt-Watson, was attended by a congregation of 1,700 drawn from all se...
Coronation Review of the RAF
On 15 July 1953, the Queen attended a review of the Royal Air Force at RAF Odiham in Hampshire. The first part of the review was a march past by contingents representing the various commands of the RAF, with Bomber Command leading. This was followed by four de Havilland Venoms of the Central Fighter Establishment making the Royal Cypher in skywriting. After lunch, the Queen in an open car toured the lines of some 300 aircraft that were arranged in a static display. She returned to the central...
Clancy, Laura. "'Queen's Day – TV's Day': the British monarchy and the media industries", Contemporary British History, vol. 33, no. 3 (2019), pp. 427–450.Feingold, Ruth P. "Every little girl can grow up to be queen: the coronation and The Virgin in the Garden." Literature & History22.2 (2013): 73–90.Hennessy, Peter (2007). Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0141004099.Örnebring, Henrik. "Revisiting the Coronation: a Critical Perspective on the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953." Nordicom Review 25, no. 1-2 online(2004)- £1.57 million (estimates)
- London, United Kingdom
- 2 June 1953
- Westminster Abbey
(1953) On 2nd June 1953, a Queen was crowned. This Oscar-nominated colour documentary brings to life the pomp and ceremony of Elizabeth II's coronation. Narrated by Laurence Olivier.
This epic BAFTA-winning documentary is the only feature-length Technicolor record of Her Majesty's 1953 coronation. Sir Laurence Olivier narrates. 1 h 19 min 1952
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