A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total
King Charles III
- Self
- (as Prince Charles)
Louis Mountbatten
- Self
- (as Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma)
Edward Windsor
- Self
- (as Duke of Kent)
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard 16th Duke of Norfolk
- Self
- (as The Earl Marshal of England)
Basil Brooke 1st Viscount Brookeborough
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland)
Godfrey Huggins
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia)
Dudley Shelton Senanayake
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of Ceylon)
Muhammad Ali Bogra
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of Pakistan)
Jawaharlal Nehru
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of India)
D.F. Malan
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of South Africa)
Sidney George Holland
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of New Zealand)
Robert Gordon Menzies
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of Australia)
Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent
- Self
- (as The Prime Minister of Canada)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Laurence Olivier prerecorded the narration in May 1953 since the coronation rituals were known prior to the actual event. This allowed the footage of the coronation to be released almost immediately after it was shot on 2 June 1953.
- Alternate versionsThough not present on home media releases, original film prints featured a grand instrumental of GOD SAVE THE QUEEN after the final fade out, followed by the bells of Westminster to exit the theatre to.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Featured review
God Save The Queen
This event, the coronation of the British monarch happened only three times in
the previous century. One of the British monarchs, Edward VIII had a funny thing
happen to him on the way to his coronation, but that's another subject. The
last time this happened was 1953 because the present monarch is a bit of living
history herself.
What can you say about A Queen Is Crowned except that you are watching history unfold. Traditions that date back to almost a thousand years unfold before your eyes. Makes no difference that the current monarch is a constitutional one or has real ruling power. It's the spectacle that counts.
From the first ride to Westminster Abbey to the coronation ceremony itself and ending with the royal family's return to Buckingham Palace you don't want to blink. This current Queen is the glue that holds the British Commonwealth together by tradition. How long will this tradition be kept, who can say. Some over across the pond want to dispense with the royals. Then we'd miss something special as we see here, a people truly united in respect and love for their ruler.
Laurence Olivier's narration is part of, but never intrudes in what you are watching as all good documentary narrations should be. Color which was not as often used in Great Britain as in America is well photographed both inside the Abbey and the streets of London.
Elizabeth II will shortly be 92 the oldest monarch the United Kingdom ever had and the longest reign. Many more to you old, you are a class act as the role of Queen calls for you to be.
God Save The Queen.
What can you say about A Queen Is Crowned except that you are watching history unfold. Traditions that date back to almost a thousand years unfold before your eyes. Makes no difference that the current monarch is a constitutional one or has real ruling power. It's the spectacle that counts.
From the first ride to Westminster Abbey to the coronation ceremony itself and ending with the royal family's return to Buckingham Palace you don't want to blink. This current Queen is the glue that holds the British Commonwealth together by tradition. How long will this tradition be kept, who can say. Some over across the pond want to dispense with the royals. Then we'd miss something special as we see here, a people truly united in respect and love for their ruler.
Laurence Olivier's narration is part of, but never intrudes in what you are watching as all good documentary narrations should be. Color which was not as often used in Great Britain as in America is well photographed both inside the Abbey and the streets of London.
Elizabeth II will shortly be 92 the oldest monarch the United Kingdom ever had and the longest reign. Many more to you old, you are a class act as the role of Queen calls for you to be.
God Save The Queen.
- bkoganbing
- Apr 19, 2018
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $7,373
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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