The murder of Princess Diana
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The murder of Princess Diana |
| Original title | The Murder of Princess Diana |
| Country of production |
United States United Kingdom Luxembourg |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Strickland |
| script |
Reg Gadney Emma Reeves |
| production | Julia Stannard |
| music | Nina Humphreys |
| camera | Daf Hobson |
| cut | Rod Stratfold |
| occupation | |
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The murder of Princess Diana (original title The Murder of Princess Diana ) is an American - British - Luxembourg film drama from 2007 , whichdeals withthe accidental death of Princess Diana on the night of August 30th to 31st, 1997. The television production was directed by John Strickland andstars Jennifer Morrison . The film is based on the novel of the same name by Noel Botham .
action
On the night of August 30th to 31st, 1997 Diana Spencer and her partner Dodi Al-Fayed were chased through Paris by paparazzi in their car. In the Alma underpass near the Alma Bridge, the car crashes into a tunnel pillar at high speed. Dodi Al-Fayed and the driver Henri Paul die at the scene of the accident, Diana only a few hours later in the hospital. The journalist Rachel Visco, who visits her friend, the police officer Thomas Sylvestre, in Paris suspects a conspiracy. Since video recordings from the tunnel do not officially exist, the English court has banned an autopsy and important information is kept secret by the French police, Rachel and Thomas want to solve the case on their own. Rachel has developed the theory that the driver was blinded by Diana with a light cannon, as the British secret service MI6 had planned with the then Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević . In particular, the suggestion made at the time to carry out the attack in a tunnel, because this would increase the risk to life, is the decisive indicator for Rachel that MI6 is the author of the attack. During their research, Rachel and Thomas encounter increasing resistance and are threatened. Thomas receives the information that there is a video of the accident, but is murdered before meeting his contact person. When Rachel also wants to meet the contact person, she has an accident in a tunnel after being distracted by a flash of light. Days later, she woke up in the hospital and received the video tape from the police, which was erased.
background
Novel and film
The film and novel ( The Murder of Princess Diana: The Real Background ) take up the theory that MI6 was responsible for the accident. In 2006, a former MI6 agent testified that he strongly suspected that his old employer caused the accident. The same approach was described in the novel published a year earlier. The flash of light from eyewitnesses in the UK was confirmed ITV - Documentation The Secrets Behind the Crash: Diana .
production
The murder of Princess Diana was produced by Delux Productions , Lifetime Television, and Working Title Television .
publication
In the United States, the film was shown on television on August 25, 2007. On January 28, 2009 it ran on German television.
criticism
“The romantic subplot is as unnecessary as it is annoying and the main character is a bit too heroic. Nevertheless: The story is convincingly knitted and the tension is held through to the end. "
See also
- Aftermath of Diana Spencer's accidental death
Web links
- The Murder of Princess Diana in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The murder of Princess Diana. cinefacts.de, accessed on August 28, 2012 .
- ↑ New assassination rumors in the Diana case. Netzeitung , June 4, 2006, archived from the original on June 14, 2006 ; Retrieved August 29, 2012 .
- ^ Diana: The Secrets Behind the Crash. Documentation, 58 min., 1998, production: ITV, Fulcrum Productions → [1]
- ↑ a b The murder of Princess Diana in the Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ The murder of Princess Diana. TV Spielfilm.de , accessed on August 28, 2012 .