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The Story of Diana

  • TV Movie
  • 2017
  • 4h
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Princess Diana in The Story of Diana (2017)
BiographyDocumentary

She was beloved by millions, but plagued by hidden turmoil. A tale of royalty, resilience and the heavy cost of fame.She was beloved by millions, but plagued by hidden turmoil. A tale of royalty, resilience and the heavy cost of fame.She was beloved by millions, but plagued by hidden turmoil. A tale of royalty, resilience and the heavy cost of fame.

  • Director
    • Rebecca Gitlitz
  • Stars
    • Jess Cagle
    • King Charles III
    • Hillary Clinton
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    • Director
      • Rebecca Gitlitz
    • Stars
      • Jess Cagle
      • King Charles III
      • Hillary Clinton
    • 13User reviews
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    Jess Cagle
    Jess Cagle
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    King Charles III
    King Charles III
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    • (archive footage)
    • (as Prince Charles)
    Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Rupert Murdoch
    Rupert Murdoch
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    Prince Harry
    Prince Harry
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    Princess Diana
    Princess Diana
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Spencer
    • Self
    Prince William of Wales
    Prince William of Wales
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Prince William)
    • Director
      • Rebecca Gitlitz
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    10AnnaPagrati

    10/10!

    A beautiful documentary! Loved every moment of this story!
    9kunmeg-957-512721

    A legend and a Star

    A legend, an icon and a star, who was chased to death by the press / paparazzi / media. Two little boys lost a lovable mother so far too soon, a world lost a model of justice and kindness and a royal house lost its luster and credibility from beginning to end.

    How can the media and the press live with themselves or sleep well at night after chasing a beloved princess to death?

    Luckily, Diana had a brother who stood up for her and who dared to put into words what almost the whole world thought, thank you so much sir Charles Spencer! Thank you for daring to say what everyone thought, your sister would be very proud of you to stand up for her as you did. Your speech at Diana's funeral will be remembered by a whole world, a whole world gave you aplaus this day .

    The princess used her advantage for what it was worth in her position, but who would not do it when the opportunity lay before her?

    She had no one, absolutely no one in the royal house who stood up for her, or who spoke her case. It was probably this that made her the strong personality she was.

    I feel disgust for the media and the press, and disgust for Charles, Camilla and not least for Queen Elisabeth, for their abominable behavior towards Diana.

    The royal house got what they wanted in the end, easiest way out of rumors and bad publicity of the royal house.

    (Luckily we have freedom of speech and I can write exactly what I want)!

    Princess Diana will be remembered for many many decades, she will never be forgotten.

    Thank you for being strong enough to pave the way for future generations of women, for standing up for what you thought was right and and not least for standing up for the sick and weak in society!

    You will always be a star and Princess of England in my eyes!

    Rest in peace the star above all stars.
    bettycjung

    Diana, the People's Princess

    Shown over a two-day period (August 9 and August 10, 2017) on network TV, Diana Spencer is fairly portrayed as a fairy tale princess of our modern day who made the best of her situation. While she fought back the best she could against the infidelities of Charles during her marriage, her manipulative ways and her own infidelities tarnished her reputation. If nothing else, she was a goodwill ambassador for the British monarchy and was influential for the projects she was most passionate about. And, she was a wonderful mother. Perhaps, that is the saddest part of her story, that she never got the chance to be the wonderful grandmother that she could have been had she lived.
    8jaysmoke

    The almost got me crying...I understand Meghan Markle better now!

    When she passed, I was a teenager, didn't know much about her except that she was a very famous and rebellious wife of Prince Charles. This series/documentary really opened up so many aspects of her life and threw light on her struggles in her marriage, and especially with the press. It's truly shocking to think she had to be put through so much pressure from the Palace and being watched every second by the media, made it even harder to not fail or make mistakes.

    Her advantage was that, she knew how to manipulate the media and she did, until it got her killed. Such a sad ending to something that could have been a great human legacy. And to think that in modern times, the Palace and the media haven't learned from their mistakes and were doing the same thing to Meghan Markle is astonishing.

    It makes perfect sense, now, why she would want to leave Britain and the "royal" (I hate calling them that) family. I didn't use to side with her and her decision to disrupt that family but watching this documentary made me understand her so much better. Smart girl...
    9kitellis-98121

    A near-perfect documentary.

    I am neither a monarchist nor a republican. Mostly I don't even think about the royals, let alone have any particular interest in them. Yet after watching this excellent documentary almost by mistake (I put it on randomly while I was eating), I found myself hooked.

    As documentaries go, it was one of the best I've seen - on any subject. Artfully edited, with unusually insightful, relevant, and intelligent contributions from the various talking heads (apart from Wayne Sleep who was a bit cringe-inducing), and impressively researched archive and photographic material that told the story of Diana's life more cohesively and coherently than I've ever seen done before.

    Excellent narrative storytelling that sucked me in, and transported me back to those days in a way that few other documentaries have achieved. I went into it thinking I pretty much knew the entire story, having lived through it at the time, but by the end I felt newly enlightened and amazed at how much I'd not been aware of, either at the time or in the years since.

    After watching this, I was suddenly keen to watch more documentaries about Diana and the other royals, and it says a lot that after three hours it left me wanting more. (The other documentaries that I watched were not nearly as good). Overall, I'm inclined to give this one top marks. I only docked it a star because of Wayne Sleep's contributions.

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Official site
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    • Language
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      • 4h(240 min)
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