29 May 2022
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
The story of Queen Elizabeth II in her own words, featuring never-before-seen home movies.
A Queen Is Crowned
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
Top Billed Cast
Laurence Olivier Narrator
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Self
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Self
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Self
Princess Margaret Self
King Charles III of the United Kingdom Self
Anne, Princess Royal Self
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Self
Louis Mountbatten Self
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Self
Winston Churchill Self
Jawaharlal Nehru Self
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