The Queen

“Our Leaders. Ourselves.”

6.9(1,409)20061h 43m

DramaHistory

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.

Director

Stephen Frears

Budget

$15.0M

Revenue

$123.4M

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Cast

Helen Mirren

The Queen

Michael Sheen

Tony Blair

James Cromwell

Prince Philip

Helen McCrory

Cherie Blair

Alex Jennings

Prince Charles

Roger Allam

Robin Janvrin

Sylvia Syms

Queen Mother

Paul Barrett

Trevor Rees-Jones

Tim McMullan

Stephen Lamport

Douglas Reith

Lord Airlie

Mark Bazeley

Alastair Campbell

Robin Soans

Equerry

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

2y ago

7.0

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 p...