CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 0h 45m

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

70%(3)DocumentaryMusic

Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk about what they think made him so special. Photographs, home video footage and rarely heard interviews with the man himself are featured and some of Freddie's close friends and family reveal the man behind the magic.

Directed byMatt Cain

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
September 12, 2006
Studios
ITV Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Self (archive footage)

Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Self

Jer Bulsara

Self

Brian May

Brian May

Self

Craig Kelly

Craig Kelly

Narrator

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor

Self

Mike Myers

Mike Myers

Self

Jim Hutton

Self

Peter Freestone

Self

David Wigg

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Matt Cain
Produced by
Matt Cain

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