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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

2012•1h 47m•7.3/10
MusicDocumentary

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7.3/10(75)

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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Production

Eagle Rock Entertainment, ARTE, BBC One, Mercury Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Trailers & Videos

Cast

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Self (archive footage)

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor

Self

Brian May

Brian May

Self

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

Self (archive footage)

Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé

Self

Peter Freestone

Self

David Arnold

David Arnold

Self

John Reid

John Reid

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

David Wigg

Jim Hutton

Self (archive footage)

David Richards

Jim Beach

Jim Beach

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