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Unlawful Killing
Directed byKeith Allen
Written byVictor Lewis-Smith and Paul Sparks
Production
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Release date
  • 13 May 2011 (2011-05-13) (Cannes)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Unlawful Killing is a 2011 British documentary film, directed by Keith Allen, about the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed on 31 August 1997. It was financed by Mohamed Al-Fayed and Associated-Rediffusion [1][2] and premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It argues that the British and French authorities have covered up uncomfortable facts about the crash, accuses Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of being 'gangsters in tiaras', and alleges that Prince Philip has a 'Nazi background'.[4][5] 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.[2] However, the director believes that it will make money in America, where conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales' death remain popular.[5]

Recently, the film was shelved by its distributors for fear of legal action. It is now no longer commercially available worldwide. This is according to a report in The Sun newspaper on the 4th July 2012 and picked up by several other media sources.

References

  1. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (14 May 2011). "Not for British eyes: Keith Allen's Diana film seeks headlines in Cannes". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b Allen, Keith (7 May 2011). "Unlawful Killing – the film the British won't get to see". Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  3. ^ "Cannes begins with Woody Allen romance". BBC News. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  4. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (14 May 2011). "Not for British eyes: Keith Allen's Diana film seeks headlines in Cannes". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ^ 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. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
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