Her Majesty (film)

Infobox Film
name = Her Majesty


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director = Mark J. Gordon
producer = Walter Coblenz
writer = Mark J. Gordon
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starring = Sally Andrews
Alison Routledge
Vicky Haughton
Liddy Holloway
music = William Ross
cinematography = Stephen Katz
editing = Virginia Katz
distributor = Panorama Entertainment (USA)
released = 2005
runtime = 105 mins
country = flagicon|NZL New Zealand
language = English
budget =
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followed_by =
website = www.HerMajestyTheMovie.com
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0298359

Set in New Zealand, 1953, "Her Majesty" is a unique coming of age story about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth II comes to visit her small hometown.

Directed by Mark J. Gordon, this New Zealand made, family-friendly feature film, is the winner of over 20 festival awards, including the Audience Award at Florida, Newport Beach, Stonybrook, World Cinema Naples and Marco Island.

"Her Majesty" was first released theatrically in the U.S. in April 2004 and continued to screen in select cities through March 2005, with positive reviews.fact|date=July 2008 The film was released in January 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews, though it performed poorly at the box office, perhaps due to limited promotion and exposure. "Her Majesty" also screened theatrically in provinces throughout Canada from January to May 2006 in association with the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival. The North American (Region 1) DVD of "Her Majesty" was released on August 29, 2006.

The film has also been licensed in various territories around the world, including the UK, Australia, South America, Scandinavia, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Thailand, South Africa, and others, where it's often shown on TV.

Vicky Haughton who co-stars in "Her Majesty" went on to play the grandmother in the movie "Whale Rider". She also had a part in "King Kong". Walter Coblenz, the producer, was also producer on such films as "All the President's Men", "The Candidate", and "The Onion Field". Virginia Katz, the editor, also edited "Kinsey" and "Dreamgirls".

External links

* [http://www.HerMajestyTheMovie.com Official Web Site]
*imdb title|id=0298359
* [http://movies.about.com/od/directorinterviews/a/majesty102004_3.htm Interview with Director Mark Gordon]
* [http://hermajestythemovie.com/PSD3/HM.Awards.html List of Awards]
* [http://one.revver.com/watch/339089/flv/affiliate/82742 Trailer]