Sixty。Glorious。Years。is。an。exercise。in。the。creation。of。iconography,。both。for。Victoria。and。its。star,。Anna。Neagle。(who。subsequently。became。known。as。'Regal。Neagle').。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。'Irish。problem')。are。omitted。and。unpleasant。aspects。of。Victoria's。character。(her。petulance,。arrogance,。favouritism。and。'right。to。privilege')。are。glossed。over。as。endearing。little。'whims'.。Albert。acts。as。a。moderating。influence。when。she。goes。too。far. The。film。followed。a。year。after。the。highly。successful。Victoria。the。Great。(d.。Herbert。Wilcox,。1937).。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's。empire。territory。(Sevastopol。and。the。Sudan),。rival。those。in。The。Four。Feathers。(d.。Zoltan。Korda。1939). The。title。music。sets。the。tone:。a。regal。choir。sings。over。a。shot。of。the。crown.。Elgar's。1901。'Pomp。and。Circumstance'。march。is。heard。during。the。diamond。jubilee。celebrations。and,。as。Victoria's。coffin。lies。in。state,。the。film。concludes。with。Anthony。Collins'。stately。music。accompanied。by。the。text。of。Rudyard。Kipling's。'Lest。we。forget'.。Combined。with。the。emotional。appeal。of。scenes。of。Victoria。connecting。with。her。'ordinary。folk',。this。is。stirring。stuff. The。film。connects。with。contemporary。events。of。1938.。The。release。of。two。celebratory。royal。films。was。intended。to。boost。public。affection。for。the。monarchy。in。the。wake。of。Edward。VIII'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。'the。grandmother。of。Europe',。while。Albert。is。a。'good。German',。charmingly。played。by。Anton。Walbrook。as。a。cultured,。decent。man. Sixty。Glorious。Years。now。seems。unduly。formal。and。reverential.。Had。movies。existed。during。Victoria's。reign。(they。only。emerged。at。the。end)。this。might。have。been。the。kind。of。film。produced.。Unlike。Mrs。Brown。(d.。John。Madden,。1997),。it。is。all。so。very。'Victorian'. Roger。Philip。Mellor