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A Queen Is Crowned

Produced by	Castleton Knight
Written by	Christopher Fry
Narrated by	Laurence Olivier
Release date(s)	2 June 1953 (1953-06-02)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Queen Is Crowned is a 1953 British 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 an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Laurence Olivier as Narrator
Queen Elizabeth II as Herself
Prince Philip as Himself
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Herself - The Queen Mother
Prince Charles as Himself

References

^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/26th-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
^ "NY Times: A Queen Is Crowned". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/39812/A-Queen-Is-Crowned/details. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

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A Queen Is Crowned at the Internet Movie Database

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