Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
NR 2012 · 107 min · ★ 7.3 · Music, Documentary
Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
Directed by Rhys Thomas
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Luciano Pavarotti Self (archive footage) -
Montserrat Caballé Self - P Peter Freestone Self
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Matt Lucas - D David Wigg
- J Jim Hutton Self (archive footage)
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