Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender Revealed (2017)

01/21/2017 (EN) • 1h 44m

History, Music, TV Movie

This is the inside story of the Freddie Mercury you never knew.

Overview

This is the inside story of the Freddie Mercury you never knew: a behind the scenes story focusing on the two years that changed his life, from the summer of 1985 at Live AID when he achieved his greatest musical triumph to the spring of 1987 when he faced his deepest fears and was diagnosed with AIDS. It’s the true story of his battle to keep his privacy against a prying tabloid press, to work despite crippling pain and to confound science and save his life.

Top Billed Cast

Freddie Mercury

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

aids

rock star

queen

music history

music journalism

tabloid journalism

freddie mercury

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