Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Name: Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Director: Rhys Thomas
Released: 2012-09-24T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.3

2012 · TMDB 7.3

Directed by Rhys Thomas

Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.

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A documentary that uses archival footage and interviews to paint an intimate portrait of Mercury, from his childhood in Zanzibar to his final days, revealing the man behind the flamboyant persona.

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Freddie Mercury Roger Taylor Brian May Luciano Pavarotti Montserrat Caballé Peter Freestone David Arnold John Reid Matt Lucas David Wigg Jim Hutton David Richards

Director · Rhys Thomas Producer · Rhys Thomas Producer · Jim Beach Producer · Joss Crowley Editor · Christopher Bird

Runtime: 107 min
Released: 2012-09-24
Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.3

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A documentary that uses archival footage and interviews to paint an intimate portrait of Mercury, from his childhood in Zanzibar to his final days, revealing the man behind the flamboyant persona.