The Queen

Rumor has it, Dame Helen Mirren relocated to a larger home to accommodate the BAFTA?, Oscar?, Golden Globe? and SAG? she won for this career-defining performance as Queen Elizabeth II. The first lady of British cinema is so completely convincing, you'll think some scenes are from a documentary! You owe yourself the honor of watching Mirren (Elizabeth I, Calendar Girls, Gosford Park) inhabit this royal role in the globally heralded film that also garnered five Academy Award? nominations, including "Best Picture." Watch as the regal curtain is pulled back, revealing a witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the passing of Princess Diana. Eavesdrop in their private chambers as the tradition-bound world of the Queen of England clashes with the country's newly elected, image-conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Co-stars Michael Sheen (Blood Diamond), James Cromwell (Spider-Man 3), Sylvia Sims (Dalziel and Pascoe) and Alex Jennings (Waking the Dead).

Cast
The Queen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dame Helen Mirren
Prince Philip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Cromwell
Prince Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Jennings
Robin Janvrin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger Allam
Queen Mother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sylvia Syms
Tim McMullan. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .Stephen Lamport
Equerry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robin Soans
Janvrin's Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lola Peploe
Lord Airlie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Douglas Reith
Balmoral Maid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joyce Henderson
Head Ghillie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Laffan
Queen's Dresser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Hadingue
Balmoral Head Ghillie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John McGlynn
Charles' Valet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray O'Brien
Balmoras switchboard Operator. . . . . . . .. .Dolina MacLennan
Prince William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Taylor Shantos
Prince Harry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dash Barber
Tony Blair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Sheen
Cherie Blair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Helen McCrory
Alastair Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Bazely
Blair's PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kananu Kurimi
Blair's Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Hitch
Production Credits
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Morgan
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Frears
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy Harries, Christina Langan, Tracey Seaward
Executive Producers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Scott Rudin
Cinematography by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Affonso Beato
Film Editing by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucia Zucchetti

Academy? Awards
2007 - Best Performance by an Actress - Dame Helen Mirren
BAFTA? Awards
2007 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Dame Helen Mirren
Golden Globes?
2007 - Best performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Dame Helen Mirren

"Spellbinding."- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Majesticall captivating, Emotionally affecting and profoundly compelling." -Usa Today
"One of the best pictures of the year. Funny and touching in ways you can't predict. The script, by Peter Morgan, is a model of elegance and bracing wit. The gifted Stephen Frears directs with an eye for telling detail and an ear for the emotions rolling under polite royal speech. Helen Mirren's performance is a crowning achievement."- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Superb. An engrossing and unexpectedly penetrating drama. Grand entertainment."- Entertainment Weekly
"Marvelously smart, funny and entertaining."- Wall Street Journal
"Stephen Frears illustrates with lapidary attention to visual detail. (In 'The Queen,' Elizabeth's) slow-drawing realization of cultural shift that had already changed the country is beautifully realized..." -The New York Times
"One of the best pictures of the year." -NY Post