ONCE UPON A TIME… THE QUEEN

Director	David Thompson
Writers	David Thompson and Serge July
Image	Sam Al-Kadi
Sound	Sam Al-Kadi
Editing	Barbara Bascou
Length	52′
Format	HDCam, 16/9e
Versions	French and English
Copyrights	Folamour – ARTE France – 2017
Broadcaster	ARTE

Protagonists :

Stephen FREARS, director
Helen MIRREN, actress, role of The Queen
Robert LACEY, historian and biographer
Alastair CAMPBELL, Communications Advisor to Tony Blair (1997-2000)
Andy HARRIES, producer
Peter MORGAN, screenwriter
Alex JENNINGS, actor
Michael SHEEN, actor, role of Tony Blair
Lucia ZUCCHETTI, editor
Roger ALLAM, actor, role of Janvrin

Released in 2006, filmmaker Stephen Frears’ feature film The Queen depicts the brief but intense conflict between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Elizabeth II in 1997 after the death of Princess Diana. The documentary film Once upon a time … The Queen highlights the boldness of the feature film, which, by portraying the living royal family, breaks a taboo in British cinema and reveals a deeply human queen. Combining freedom of tone and documentary rigour, it stands as a cinematic lesson in how fiction can serve historical truth.