| Boudica | |
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| Directed by | Bill Anderson |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Starring | Alex Kingston Steven Waddington Emily Blunt |
| Music by | Nina Humphreys |
| Distributed by | Bonton Home Entertainment (Czech Republic) (DVD) Emerald (Argentina) (DVD/VHS) Independent Television (ITV) Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (DVD/VHS) |
| Release date(s) | UK 28 September 2003 USA 12 October 2003 (TV premiere) Argentina 23 October 2003 (video premiere) Norway 21 January 2004 (DVD premiere) Czech Republic 21 June 2004 (DVD premiere) Hungary 26 August 2004 (TV premiere) |
| Running time | USA: 83 min, Argentina :98 min |
| Language | English |
Boudica (released in the United States as Warrior Queen) is a British film released in 2003. Starring Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington and Emily Blunt, the film is a biopic of the queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica.
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The film used locations in the United Kingdom and Romania. The Boudica statue by Thomas Thornycroft near Westminster Pier, London, was used for the film's closing scenes in modern day London. In Romania, the MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, were used.[1]
The film has been released as A Rainha da Era do Bronze in Brazil, as La Reina de los guerreros in Argentina (video title) and as Warrior Queen in the United States.[2]
According to the movie, King Prasutagus of the Icenii died at about the same time as the Roman emperor Claudius. However, the latter died in 54 AD, while the former died in 61 AD.