The Queen (2006)


The Queen
Release Date02 September 2006
US Box Office$56,000,000
TaglineTradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her.
GenreBiography, Drama
CountryUK
France
Italy
Filming LocationsBlairquhan Castle, Blairquhan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
LanguageEnglish, German, French
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassDocudrama, Family Drama, Political Drama
ThemesCrowned Heads, Members of the Press, Death in the Family
TonesHumorous, Elegiac, Understated, Poignant, Matter-of-Fact
TagsBritain, British, Car Crash, Investigation, Paparazzi, Prime Minister, Princess, Queen [royalty], Royalty, Throne

The Queen is a 2006 British-French-Italian drama film directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan, and starring Helen Mirren as the title role, Queen Elizabeth II. Released almost a decade after the event, the film depicts a fictional account of the immediate events following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on 31 August 1997.


Cast and Crew


Cast

The Queen

Prince Philip

Alex Jennings
Prince Charles

Robin Janvrin

Queen Mother

Tim McMullan
Stephen Lamport

Robin Soans
Equerry

Lola Peploe
Janvrin's Secretary

Douglas Reith
Lord Airlie

Joyce Henderson
Balmoral Maid

Pat Laffan
Head Ghillie

Amanda Hadingue
Queen's Dresser

John McGlynn
Balmoral Head Ghillie

Charles' Valet

Dolina MacLennan
Balmoral Switchboard Operator

Jake Taylor Shantos
Prince William

Dash Barber
Prince Harry

Tony Blair

Mark Bazeley
Alastair Campbell

Blair's PA

Susan Hitch
Blair's Secretary

Julian Firth
Blair's Aide

Harry Alexander Coath
Euan Blair

Portrait Artist

Elliot Levey
TV Director

Anthony Debaeck
Catholic Priest

Emmy Lou Harries
Little Girl

Laurence Burg
Princess Diana

Michel Gay
Dodi Fayed

Wolfgang Pissors
German Reporter

Malou Beauvoir
American Reporter

Paul Barrett
French Bodyguard

Xavier Castano
French Bodyguard

Himself

Himself

Dodi Fayed
Himself

James Fiddy
No.10 Advisor

Himself

Martin Heathcote
Secret Service

Himself

Biker

Herself

Martyn Lewis
Himself - Newsreader

Himself

Alan Marsh
Extra

Trevor McDonald
Himself - Newsreader

Nicholas Owen
Himself - Newsreader

Herself

Tony Red Richards
Man in Crowd

Himself - Newsreader

Julia Somerville
Herself - Newsreader

Earl Charles Spencer
Himself

Himself

Herself

Director

Writer

Peter Morgan

Producer

producer

François Ivernel
executive producer

Christine Langan
producer

Cameron McCracken
executive producer

executive producer

Tracey Seaward
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Affonso Beato

Editor

Lucia Zucchetti
-

Casting Director

Leo Davis
-

Production Designer

Alan MacDonald
-

Art Director

Matthew Broderick
-

Franck Schwarz
-

Ben Smith
-

Peter Wenham

Set Decorator

Tina Jones
-

Costume Designer

Consolata Boyle
-

Makeup Department

Veronique Bosle
hair assistant: Paris

Rebecca Cole
hair stylist, makeup artist

Terry Jarvis
wig maker

Fran Needham
hair stylist: additional photography, makeup artist: additional photography

Daniel Phillips
makeup designer, hair designer

Tapio Salmi
hair stylist supervisor, makeup supervisor

Production Manager

Raphaël Benoliel
production manager: France

Sue Calverley
production manager

Sean Cooney
post-production executive

Alistair Hopkins
post-production supervisor

Matt Jones
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Paul Bennett
third assistant director: additional photography unit

William Booker
first assistant director: second unit

Christel Bordon
second assistant director: Paris

Lucy Egerton
third assistant director

Jo Gibson
second assistant director: second unit

Richard Graysmark
second assistant director

Toby Hosking
second assistant director: additional photography

Gil Kenny
first assistant director: Paris

Stuart Renfrew
first assistant director

Deborah Saban
first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department

Perry Bell
painter

Gwyneth Binyon
art department assistant

Katie Buckley
assistant art director

Graham Caulfield
drapesmaster

David Chisholm
storeman

Sophia Chowdhury
assistant set decorator

Will Coubrough
art department assistant

Jonathan Downing
dressing props

Shane Harford
dressing props

Joe Hawthorne
carpenter

Robert Jones
production buyer

Jean-François Juvanon
painter: Paris

Tim Monroe
stand-by art director

Brian Neighbour
construction manager

Allen J. Polley
property master

Josh Polley
trainee props

Douglas Regan
painter

Adrian Start
chargehand painter

Louis Turner
dressing props

Sound Department

Tim Alban
foley supervisor

Anna Bertmark
assistant sound editor

Richard Davey
sound re-recording mixer

Paul Davies
supervising sound editor

Nathan Duncan
second boom operator, sound assistant

Jack Gillies
dialogue editor, adr editor

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Danny Hambrook
sound: second unit

James Hamilton
foley artist

Peter Lindsay
production sound mixer

Keith Marriner
supervising dialogue editor

Khama Matiti
voiceover recordist

Darko Mocilnikar
sound assistant: additional photography

Marc Parazon
sound assistant: Paris

James Perry
adr recordist

Adrian Rhodes
sound re-recording mixer

Malcolm Rose
sound maintenance

Chris Sturmer
sound consultant: dolby

Jessie Taylor
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Chris Treble
foley editor

Rachael Tate
adr recordist

Special Effects

Steve Breheney
special effects supervisor: Emergency House SFX

Evan Green-Hughes
special effects coordinator: Emergency House SFX

Visual Effects

Louie Alexander
digital cleanup artist

Nigel Ankers
technical director

David Aulds
digital paint artist: Framestore CFC

Rodrigo Bernardo
systems engineer

Helen Bunker
digital compositor: Framestore CFC

Andy Burrow
scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC

Paul Doogan
scanning and recording: Framestore CFC

James D. Fleming
digital paint artist: Framestore CFC

Charlie Habanananda
digital intermediate data operator

Alistair Hamer
film mastering engineer

Adam Hawkes
head of digital retouch and restoration

Charles Howell
visual effects producer

Nathan Hughes
digital matte painter

Marc Jones
matchmove artist: Framestore-CFC

Patricia Llaguno
digital compositor

Kevin Lowery
high definition engineer

Dan McRae
digital paint artist: Framestore CFC

Christophe Meslin
head of systems

Maria Michalopoulou
data operator

Mike Morrison
digital grading assistant

Mark Nelmes
visual effects supervisor

Collette Nunes
digital cleanup artist: Framestore CFC

Steve Parsons
digital paint artist: Framestore CFC

Richard Poet
visual effects editor: Framestore CFC

Travis Porter
digital compositor

Scott Pritchard
digital compositor: Framestore CFC

Cristina Puente
compositor: Framestore-CFC

Dave Robinson
systems engineer

Aatesh Shah
systems engineer: Framestore CFC

Asa Shoul
digital colourist

Donna Smith
visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC

Nick Stanley
digital cleanup artist

Maggie Walby
digital I/O: Framestore CFC

Stephen Willey
senior systems engineer

Anthony Smith
digital compositor

Stunts

Francis Auguy
stunt driver: Paris

Christian Bonnichon
stunt coordinator: Paris

Elaine Ford
stunt coordinator

Frédéric Vallet
stunts: motorcycle chase

Camera and Electrical Department

Steadicam operator, camera operator

Affonso Beato
camera operator: "a" camera

Luke Cairns
camera trainee

Wailoon Chung
electrician

Matt Cole
camera trainee

Guy Cope
electrical rigger

Tim Critchell
grip

Adam Dale
aerial director of photography

Steve de Rocco
second assistant camera: France

Russell Diamond
grip

Emma Edwards
assistant camera

Warren Ewen
rigging gaffer

Mike Farr
lighting balloon technician

Dan Garlick
second grip

Eugene Grobler
lighting technician

Mark Hanlon
best boy

Philippe Houdart
camera operator

Andy Long
gaffer

Chaz Lyon
second assistant camera

Vince Madden
best boy rigging electrician

Alastair Rae
Steadicam operator

Felipe Reinheimer
Steadicam operator, assistant camera, camera operator

Paul Shottner
camera operator

Laurie Sparham
still photographer

Simon Tindall
focus puller

Charlie Woodburn
first assistant camera: aerial unit

Casting Department

Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting

Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting

Lissy Holm
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kathryn Blight
principal costume standby

Christopher Bradshaw
wardrobe master

Sue Casey
daily costume assistant

Nigel Egerton
assistant costume designer

Claire Hardaker
costume daily

Hilary MacDonald
costume daily

Laura Rushton
costume assistant

Maggie Scobbie
costume maker

Dulcie Scott
costume supervisor: additional photography

Editorial Department

Pani Ahmadi-Moore
first assistant editor

Marcus Alexander
digital intermediate producer

Chris Andrews
negative cutter

Ian Cunningham
second assistant editor

Jaynie Miller
post-production coordinator

Mike Morrison
digital grading assistant

Asa Shoul
colorist

Kelly Smith
negative cutter

Music Department

David Arch
musician: piano

Jean-Pascal Beintus
additional orchestrator

Chris Cozens
auricle control systems

conductor, orchestrator

Andrew Dudman
music recordist, music mixer

Xavier Forcioli
composer assistant

Carmine Lauri
orchestra leader

Tony Lewis
music editor

Abbie Lister
music supervisor

Alison Stephens
musician: mandolin

Transportation Department

Jeff Derby
driver

James Downard
driver

Lawrence Duncan
facilities captain

Richard Eksteen
facilities driver

driver: action vehicle

Rob MacKnight
driver: unit minibus

Adam Marchand
driver

Gary Mavor
driver

Tony Power
stand-by construction driver

Jan Reichel
driver

Nina Ruhkala
action vehicle coordinator

Chris J. Smith
picture vehicles coordinator

Piotr Walczak
transport facilities department

Mickey Davie
vehicle technician

Other Crew

John Adams
military advisor

Naoufel Ben Youssef
unit location manager: Paris

Campbell Brand
pilot

Jeremy Burnage
production coordinator: re-shoots

Mally Chung
assistant location manager

Orlagh Collins
head of physical production: Pathé

Jonah Coombes
location manager: additional photography

Gerry Cott
animal handler

Perrine Coulogner
assistant location manager

Joss Crowley
production runner: additional photography

Adam Curtis
archive consultant

Lara Davis
production assistant

Tim Desbois
aerial coordinator

Linda Drew
assistant: Mr. Frears

Jon Duncan
production accountant

Cathy Dutheil
production secretary Paris

Penny Dyer
dialect coach

Giles Edleston
location scout

Zoë Edwards
production coordinator

Penny Eyles
script supervisor

Kerry Gill-Pryde
researcher

Synnöve Godeseth
location trainee: FT2, re-shoots

Mark Hopkins
set runner

Vinnie Jassal
location assistant: additional photography

Jenna Jones
assistant: Mr. Harries

Jérôme Jouneaux
press attache: France

Pat Karam
location manager

Marigo Kehoe
head of production

Tory Lenosky
production runner: additional photography

Amelia McNeil
location assistant

Jaynie Miller
assistant to producer and director

Jean-Philippe Moreteau
assistant location manager

Tracy O'Riordan
assistant production coordinator

Michelle Pianca
assistant location manager

Celina Radwanski
set runner

Kay Raven
animal handler

Hallam Rice-Edwards
production assistant

Gerry Scott
animal handler

Johanna Silverman
assistant: Mr. Cromwell

Andy Stephens
aerial operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.

Katherine Tibbetts
travel coordinator

Vanessa Whyte
accounting assistant

Rebecca Wolf
assistant accountant

Barney Wrightson
aerial operations assistant: Flying Pictures Ltd.

Josh Yudkin
location manager: additional photography

Gareth Lewis
production runner: dailies

Thanks

Sam Frears
thanks

Gareth Humphreys
thanks

Robert Lacey
thanks

Ingrid Seward
thanks

Brian Tufano
thanks

thanks

Production Company

Pathé Pictures International

Granada Film Productions

Pathé Renn Productions

BIM Distribuzione

France 3 Cinéma

Canal+

Future Films
-

Scott Rudin Productions
-

Distributor

A-Film Distribution

Applause Entertainment

Avex Entertainment

BIM Distribuzione

Cinergia

Concorde Filmverleih

Distribution Company

Festive Films

Golden Scene

Golden Village Entertainment

Icon Film Distribution

Miramax Films

Monopole-Pathé

Myndform

Pathé Cinéma

Prime Entertainment

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland

Zazie Films

A-Film Home Entertainment

Alliance Atlantis Home Video

Argentina Video Home

Bazuca Films

Canvas

Evangelische Omroep (EO)

Icon Home Entertainment

Miramax Home Entertainment

Pathé Distribution
,

S.A.V. De A Planeta Home Entertainment

Sandrews

Warner Home Video

Special Effects

Framestore CFC

Emergency House Special Effects

Miscellaneous

AP Archive
archive footage courtesy of

ARRI Lighting Rental
lighting equipment supplied by

Abbey Road Studios
music recording and mixing

Alex Rose Wig Company
wigmaker

All England Caterers
catering

Alpha Press
archive footage courtesy of

Angels the Costumiers
costume supplier

BBC Motion Gallery
archive footage courtesy of

Brook Lapping Productions
archive footage courtesy of

Cable News Network (CNN)
archive footage courtesy of

Carlo Manzi Rentals
costume supplier

Clarity Post Production Sound
foley recording and remixing

Compuhire
computer and video playback

Corbis
archive footage courtesy of

De Lane Lea Sound Centre
re-recording , post-production facilities

Firstep Productions
production services: Paris

Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by

Foreign Office
title design

Framestore CFC
digital intermediate

GMTV
archive footage courtesy of

Hothouse Music
music supervision

ITN Source
archive footage courtesy of

Kodak
film stock

Lofty's Lab
stills processing

London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)
music performed by

Milan Records
soundtrack

Mr. Youngs Preview Theatre
screening facility

Offline Editing Company, The
post-production facilities, cutting rooms

PD Sound Design
sound editing

Panavision UK
camera equipment provided by

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Paris Musique Service
music preparation

REX Features
archive footage courtesy of

SA19
extras casting

Sapex Scripts
post-production scripts

Soho Images
film laboratory services

The Business
costumes supplied by

Translux
facilities and trucks

UK Computamatch
negative cutting

United Casting
extras casting

Universal Combat Limited
military advice

Wavevend Communications
walkie talkies






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