| A Queen Is Crowned | |
| Caption: | Film poster |
| Director: | Michael Waldman |
| Producer: | Castleton Knight |
| Narrator: | Laurence Olivier |
| Music: | Guy Warrack |
| Studio: | The Rank Organisation |
| Distributor: | General Film Distributors |
| Runtime: | 79 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Gross: | $602,702 (US)[1] |
| Language: | English |
A Queen Is Crowned is a 1953 British Technicolor 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 the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was the first winner of the now-defunct Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film.[2] [3] [4] The film was one of the most popular at the British box office in 1953.[5]
It was the first film ever shown on the Scottish islands of Eigg and Rùm, although played on the latter island without sound as the generator was not strong enough.[6]