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The Crown

The Crown

Duty lasts a lifetime.

TV Series2016
TMDB: 8.2/10

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

Accuracy Verdict

The Crown is a majestic masterpiece with secrets and stories that will leave you speechless, from the meticulous production design to the royal treatment of its cast and crew!

Behind the Scenes

  • The Crown's production team had to recreate over 300 costumes for each season, with some garments taking up to 100 hours to create, and the show's costume designer, Michele Clapton, even had to fly to Italy to find the perfect fabric for Queen Elizabeth's coronation gown
  • Claire Foy, who played the young Queen Elizabeth, had to learn how to drive a vintage car and ride a horse, and she even got to keep the Queen's iconic handbag as a souvenir after filming
  • The show's creator, Peter Morgan, wrote the entire first season in just six months, and he based the character of Prince Philip on his own father, who was also a naval officer
  • The Crown's production team built over 100 sets for the show, including a replica of Buckingham Palace, and they even used a real-life palace in Scotland as a filming location
  • Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip, had to learn how to play polo and sail a yacht, and he even got to keep the Prince's iconic navy uniform as a souvenir after filming
  • The show's cinematographer, Adriano Goldman, used a special type of lens to give the show its distinctive 'regal' look, and he even won an Emmy for his work on the show
  • The Crown's cast and crew had to deal with some real-life royal drama during filming, including the death of Prince Philip's uncle, Lord Mountbatten, and the show's production team even had to recreate the exact same clothes and jewelry that the royal family wore to the funeral
  • The show's composer, Martin Phipps, wrote over 100 pieces of music for the show, including the iconic theme song, and he even won a BAFTA for his work on the show

Did You Know?

  • The Crown's production team consulted with real-life royal insiders, including the Queen's former private secretary, to get the details just right, and they even got to see some of the Queen's private letters and diaries
  • The show's creator, Peter Morgan, based the character of the Queen Mother on his own grandmother, who was also a strong-willed and independent woman
  • The Crown's costume designer, Michele Clapton, used real-life vintage clothing and accessories to create the show's iconic looks, and she even found some of the Queen's original clothes in a vintage shop in London
  • The show's production team built a replica of the Queen's famous 'annus horribilis' speech, which was delivered in 1992, and they even got to use the exact same lectern and microphone that the Queen used
  • The Crown's cast and crew had to deal with some real-life historical events during filming, including the Suez Crisis and the decolonization of Africa, and they even consulted with real-life historians to get the details just right
  • The show's composer, Martin Phipps, used a special type of music to evoke the show's sense of time and place, and he even used some of the same instruments that were used in the 1950s and 1960s
  • The Crown's production team used a special type of lighting to give the show its distinctive 'regal' look, and they even used some of the same lighting techniques that were used in the 1950s and 1960s
  • The show's creator, Peter Morgan, has said that he based the character of the Queen on his own wife, who is also a strong-willed and independent woman

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