A Queen Is Crowned

The documentary shows the coronation of 1953. The ceremony was held in London. Elizabeth the Second was crowned that day. The film begins with the preparations. The early hours of the morning are shown. Crowds wait along the streets. The procession moves to Westminster Abbey. The ceremony takes place inside the church. The camera gives the details up close. The moment of the crowning gathers the ceremony together. Afterwards a parade is held through the city. The documentary was filmed in colour. That was not usual for the period. Christopher Fry wrote the text. Laurence Olivier spoke it. Laurence Olivier narrates the seventy nine minute documentary. It is a British production Michael Waldman finished in 1953.