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| Diana: Her True Story | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama |
| Written by | Andrew Morton |
| Directed by | Kevin Connor |
| Starring | Serena Scott Thomas David Threlfall |
| Theme music composer | Ken Thorne |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Martin Poll |
| Producers | Hugh Harlow Shirley Mellner Andrew Morton |
| Cinematography | Douglas Milsome |
| Editors | Barry Peters Brian Smedley-Aston |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Production company | Martin Poll Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky One (UK) NBC (U.S.) |
| Release | 14 February – 16 February 1993 4 April – 5 April 1993 |
Diana: Her True Story is a 1993 biographical drama television film based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. It is based on the book of the same name by Andrew Morton, who also served as screenwriter and producer of the adaptation.
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