The Queen of Versailles is a character-driven documentary about unbridled acquisition and the expensive pursuit of the American Dream. We follow an
eccentric, endearing billionaire family and their quest to build the biggest house in
America. Jackie, an ex-beauty pageant star, and David, a real estate magnate, are
a marriage of beauty and money. Their dreamhouse, aptly named ¿Versailles¿ and inspired by the eponymous chateau in Ile-de-France, and the
Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, serves as a symbolic backdrop for their personal journey as they navigate financial setbacks that force them to put their
dream house on the market.
The film intimately documents a wealthy family's over-the-top lifestyle and subsequent dramatic fall as the financial crisis devastates their personal wealth.
eccentric, endearing billionaire family and their quest to build the biggest house in
America. Jackie, an ex-beauty pageant star, and David, a real estate magnate, are
a marriage of beauty and money. Their dreamhouse, aptly named ¿Versailles¿ and inspired by the eponymous chateau in Ile-de-France, and the
Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, serves as a symbolic backdrop for their personal journey as they navigate financial setbacks that force them to put their
dream house on the market.
The film intimately documents a wealthy family's over-the-top lifestyle and subsequent dramatic fall as the financial crisis devastates their personal wealth.
| Original title | The Queen of Versailles |
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| Danish title | Dronningen af Versailles |
| Keywords | Millionaires, Finansial Crisis, Financial crisises, Social conditions, Families, USA, 2000-2009, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Lauren Greenfield |
| Producer | Danielle Renfrew |
| Director of Photography | Brian Johnson, Tom Hurwitz |
| Editor | Brian Johnson, Victor Livingston |
| Sound | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Appearance | Virginia Nebab, David Siegel, Jackie Siegel |
| Production country | United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands |
| International sales | To be announced |
| TV release | 13.11.2012, DR 2 |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Evergreen Pictures |
| Co-production | Plus Pictures, Danmarks Radio, VPRO - Television |
| In collaboration with | BBC, Impact Partners, Candescent Films |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Lauren Greenfield |
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Production |
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| Producer | Danielle Renfrew |
| Co-producer | Mette Heide |
| Co-producer | Rebecca Horn Black |
| Executive producer | Frank Evers |
| Executive producer | Dan Cogan |
| Co-executive producer | Allison Amon |
| Co-executive producer | Lisa Mehling |
| Co-executive producer | Julia Parker Benello |
| Co-executive producer | Abigail Disney |
| Co-executive producer | Pierre Hauser |
| Co-executive producer | Patricia Greenfield |
| Co-executive producer | Gerry Grossman |
| Co-executive producer | Lilly Hartley |
| Co-executive producer | Patricia Lambrecht |
| Co-executive producer | Jeffrey Tarrant |
| Production manager | Rebecca Horn Black |
| Production manager | Molly O'Brien |
| Production manager | Julie Frankel |
| Production manager | Tom Hurwitz |
| Associate producer | Jasmin Chang |
| Research | Anna Malsberger |
| Research | Sandra Keats |
| Research | Keri Oberly |
| Production assistant | Keri Oberly |
| Production assistant | Rachel Bujalski |
| Production assistant | Drew Smith |
| Post-production supervisor | Todd King |
| Studio manager | Lisa Dragani |
| Studio manager | Grace Tsai |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Brian Johnson |
| Cinematographer | Tom Hurwitz |
| First assistant camera | Shana Hagan |
| First assistant camera | Sarah Levy |
| First assistant camera | Lauren Greenfield |
| Camera assistant | Joshua Butt |
| Camera assistant | Caitlin Nicole Williams |
| Key grip | Shiloh Eck |
| Helicopter photographer | Preston Ewen |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Lauren Greenfield |
| Stills | Magnolia Pictures |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Brian Johnson |
| Editor | Victor Livingston |
| Assistant editor | Adam Parker |
| Editing supervisor | Kate Amend |
| Editing supervisor | Mary Lampson |
| Assistant editor | Darmyn Calderon |
| Assistant editor | Chris Hall |
| Assistant editor | Robin August |
| Editing supervisor | Michael Levy |
| Online editor | Randy Magalski |
| Online assistant | Benjamin Lindemuth-McRobie |
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Music |
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| Music | Jeff Beal |
| Music producer | Jeff Beal |
| Music mixer | Jeff Beal |
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Sound |
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| Recording engineer | Michael Jones |
| Recording engineer | John Slocum |
| Sound designer | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Supervising sound editor | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Sound design assistant | Jacques Pedersen |
| Sound effect editor | Jakob Garfield |
| Foley artist | Martin Langenbach |
| Foley recordist | Matthias Münster |
| Sound effects recordist | Ann Kroeber |
| Sound effects recordist | Johnny Pease |
| Sound mixer | Pete Horner |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Andy Goldman |
| Title design | Andy Goldman |
| Colourist | Kris Santa Cruz |
| Compositing | Boyd Steppan |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Virginia Nebab |
| Appearance | David Siegel |
| Appearance | Jackie Siegel |
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