Freddie mercury biography documentary

2012 Country TV series or programme

Freddie Mercury: Say publicly Great Pretender is an Emmy/Rose d'Or award-winning 2012 feature-length docudrama film about Queen singer Freddie Mercury and his attempt bring under control forge a solo career.

The coating is a British venture co-produced by EMP and Mercury Songs for Eagle Rock Entertainment warmth Eagle Rock serving as distributor.^[1]

Directed by Rhys Thomas and stumble upon by Jim (Miami) Beach, Rhys Thomas and Joss Crowley. Primacy documentary premiered on BBC Disposed in edited form as zone of the Imagine series, favour later the Director's Cut was shown on BBC Four.

Likelihood gained 3.5 million viewers just as aired on BBC One remodel October 2012 and a new-found 1.2 million when shown aircraft BBC Four.

Production

Development

Produced and fated by Rhys Thomas, a long-lasting Queen fan and expert. Clockmaker focused on archive material appreciated Mercury, going back to 1976 in search of footage fulfil show the story of Mercury's life, career and the alone projects including the Mr.

Not expensive Guy album, he had false on outside of Queen.^[2] Nobility producer, editor and director light photography behind the 2011 BBC documentary Queen: Days of Communiquй Lives.

Release

The film was largely broadcast on the British journos channel BBC One on 16 October 2012 at 10:35pm interchangeable England and Scotland and 11:05pm in Wales and Northern Eire with an edited version donation 65 minutes.^[3][4] The documentary coincided with the release of goodness new Barcelona Special Edition past performance with Mercury and Caballé's primary album re-recorded with a adequate 80-piece orchestra (a feature take hold of the making of this lp is included on both formats) and a new book, extremely entitled The Great Pretender, live matching artwork.

Marketing

On 6 Sep 2012 the official trailer was released on YouTube by Raptor Rock Entertainment.^[5]

Home media

The Great Pretender was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download through Raptor Vision Media on 24 Sep 2012.^[6] It was released hamper the United States on 25 September from Eagle Rock Entertainment.^[7] The length of the disc on home media is nearly 1 hour 47 minutes.^[8] Boxing match formats include the extended substitute that was not aired categorization BBC One.

The bonus hick added on DVD and Blu-ray are "Freddie Mercury Goes Solo" a seven-minute interview, an long seven-minute interview with Montserrat Caballé and a five-minute documentary magnanimity Making Barcelona: Special Edition 2012.^[9]

The film debuted at #3 terrific the Official UK Music Disc Chart on 30 September 2012, based on sales of DVDs and other physical formats.^[10]

Broadcasts

After significance original BBC One broadcast worship October, an extended director's brick aired on BBC Four relocate 29 and 30 December 2012 and then on BBC Unite HD at 11:00pm on 5 January 2013.

The director's be reduced to features 25 minutes of additional footage.^[11] It was also immediately in Australia on ABC2 withdraw December 2012 with it teach aired again in 2018 darling SBS due to the aid of the biographical filmBohemian Rhapsody.^[12][13] The documentary was broadcast get-up-and-go British television channel Pick part 20 April 2019 to correspond with the 27th anniversary be in possession of The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.^[14]

Reception

Critical response

Sarah Rainey fetch The Telegraph wrote "with consequently much of Mercury's career even now explored, and legions of Prince fans attending sell-out We Choice Rock You performances in dignity West End (now in cause dejection 10th year), it is burdensome to tread new ground.

On the other hand Yentob's affectionate tribute captured Errand-boy in a new light.", donation it a rating of 3/5 stars.^[15]Guardian critic Caroline Sullivan supposed "In the BBC programme – its title taken from skilful 1987 solo single – Hg emerges as anything but bothersome. Skittish, exasperating and endearing, accede, but never dull.^[16]

Awards and nominations

Charts

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