p 　　Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle who subsequently became known as 三九 Regal Neagle 三九 Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria Controversial events such as the 三九 Irish problem 三九 are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria 三九 s character her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 三九 right to privilege 三九 are glossed over as endearing little 三九 whims 三九 Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far br 　　The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great d Herbert Wilcox, 一九三七 Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast the cream of acting talent of period repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda 三九 s empire territory Sevastopol and the Sudan , rival those in The Four Feathers d Zoltan Korda 一九三九 br 　　The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown Elgar 三九 s 一九0一 三九 Pomp and Circumstance 三九 march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria 三九 s coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins 三九 stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling 三九 s 三九 Lest we forget 三九 Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 三九 ordinary folk 三九 , this is stirring stuff br 　　The film connects with contemporary events of 一九三八 The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII 三九 s abdication Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 三九 the grandmother of Europe 三九 , while Albert is a 三九 good German 三九 , charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man br 　　Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential Had movies existed during Victoria 三九 s reign they only emerged at the end this might have been the kind of film produced Unlike Mrs Brown d John Madden, 一九九七 , it is all so very 三九 Victorian 三九 br 　　Roger Philip Mellor p