Unlawful Killing (film)

Unlawful Killing
Directed by Keith Allen
Release date(s) 13 May 2011 (2011-05-13) (Cannes)
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Unlawful Killing is a British documentary film, directed by Keith Allen, about the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed on 31 August 1997. It has been entirely financed by Mohamed Al-Fayed[1] and premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It accuses Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of being 'gangsters in tiaras', and alleges that Prince Philip has a 'Nazi background'.[3][4] It is claimed that the film would need 87 cuts to be screened in the United Kingdom, for which it is therefore not scheduled to be released.[5] However, the director believes that it will make money in America, where conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales' death remain popular.[4]

References

  1. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (14 May 2011). "Not for British eyes: Keith Allen's Diana film seeks headlines in Cannes". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/may/13/keith-allen-diana-film-cannes?INTCMP=SRCH. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Cannes begins with Woody Allen romance". BBC News. 12 May 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13357486. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
  3. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (14 May 2011). "Not for British eyes: Keith Allen's Diana film seeks headlines in Cannes". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/may/13/keith-allen-diana-film-cannes?INTCMP=SRCH. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Singh, Anita (13 May 2011). "Unlawful Killing: film about the death of Diana likens Prince Philip to Fred West". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/8513112/Unlawful-Killing-film-about-the-death-of-Diana-likens-Prince-Philip-to-Fred-West.html. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 
  5. ^ Allen, Keith (7 May 2011). "Unlawful Killing – the film the British won't get to see". Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/07/unlawful-killing-film-you-wont-see. Retrieved 2011-05-11. 

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