The Princess

The Princess

104 mins | Documentary, History | May 30, 2022

Decades after her untimely death, Princess Diana continues to evoke mystery, glamour, and the quintessential modern fairy tale gone wrong. As a symbol of both the widening fissures weakening the British monarchy and the destructive machinery of the press, the Princess of Wales navigated an unparalleled rise to fame and the corrosive challenges that came alongside it. Crafted entirely from immersive archival footage and free from the distraction of retrospective voices, this hypnotic and audaciously revealing documentary takes a distinctive formal approach, allowing the story of the People’s Princess to unfold before us like never before.

The Princess

104 mins | Documentary, History | May 30, 2022

The Princess
Decades after her untimely death, Princess Diana continues to evoke mystery, glamour, and the quintessential modern fairy tale gone wrong. As a symbol of both the widening fissures weakening the British monarchy and the destructive machinery of the press, the Princess of Wales navigated an unparalleled rise to fame and the corrosive challenges that came alongside it. Crafted entirely from immersive archival footage and free from the distraction of retrospective voices, this hypnotic and audaciously revealing documentary takes a distinctive formal approach, allowing the story of the People’s Princess to unfold before us like never before.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Lightbox Entertainment
Original title The Princess
Directors Ed Perkins
Writers Ed Perkins

Cast

Princess Diana of Wales

as Self (archive footage)

King Charles III of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

William, Prince of Wales

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Harry

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Bashir

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Blair

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jonathan Dimbleby

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clint Eastwood

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dodi Fayed

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sarah Ferguson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry Kissinger

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Major

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson Mandela

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mother Teresa

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Camilla Parker-Bowles

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Luciano Pavarotti

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Colin Powell

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Philip

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Princess Anne

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Travolta

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oprah Winfrey

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Andrew Morton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Christopher Hitchens

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)