QUEEN The Great Pretender (2012 Japanese limited edition Blu-Ray featuring the Emmy / Rose dOr award winning 2012 feature-length documentary about Queen singer Freddie Mercury and his attempt to forge a solo career. Produced and directed by Rhys Thomas a lifelong Queen fan and expert [he famously broke the Mastermind all-time record points score with a specialist subject of Queen] who previously produced the acclaimed Queen: Days of Our Lives BBC documentary now turns hi s attention to the Freddie Mercury archive going back as early as 1976 in search of vintage gems which reveal more than ever. The extensive archive footage is drawn from rare interviews with Mercury concerts video shoots and personal materi