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In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.

The life and times of the rock band Queen

Genres: Documentary, Music

Starring: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon

Released: May 29, 2011

Runtime: 120.0

Popularity Rating: 2.130

BBC, Globe Films

United Kingdom

Himself (archive footage) Freddie Mercury
Himself Brian May
Himself (archive footage) John Deacon
Himself Roger Taylor
Himself Roy Thomas Baker
Himself Jim Beach
Himself Paul Gambaccini
Himself Peter Hince
Himself Rosie Horide
Himself Harvey Kubernik
Himself Reinhold Mack
Himself Fred Mandel
Himself John Reid
Himself David Richards
Himself Chris Smith
Himself (archive footage) Felix Taylor
Himself Midge Ure

Crew — Cinematography: Ken Morse
Crew — Cinematography: Ric Clark
Crew — Thanks: Peter Hince
Directing — Director: Matt O'Casey
Editing — Editor: Christopher Bird
Editing — Editor: Matt Seccull
Production — Producer: Rhys Thomas
Production — Producer: Simon Lupton
Sound — Sound mixer: Ariel Sultan
Visual Effects — Color Designer: Nick Mabbett