Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

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Overview

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.

Cast: Freddie Mercury, Robbie Williams, Jer Bulsara, Brian May, Craig Kelly, more

Director: Matt Cain

Genres: Documentary, Music

Cast

Freddie Mercury

Self (archive footage)

Robbie Williams

Self

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Jer Bulsara

Self

Brian May

Self

Craig Kelly

Narrator

Roger Taylor

Self

Mike Myers

Self

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Jim Hutton

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Peter Freestone

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David Wigg

Self

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