Cicero: the queen's drum horse

A heartwarming and highly entertaining film tells the true-life story of the horse now known as Cicero, which is now in the forefront of Britain’s royal parades bearing the Queen’s silver drums. Tracing Cicero’s “rags to riches” adventures from Ireland to Scotland to England, the film culminates in the stirring pageantry of the annual Trooping the Colour.

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Credits

director

Kevin Connor

co-producer

Jack Le Vien

Terence Dudley

production company

BBC

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013718

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Horses

History → Monarchy - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United Kingdom, 1977

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