Queen Live in Budapest(2026)

Name: Queen Live in Budapest
Director: János Zsombolyai
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: Oct 7, 2026
Cast: Queen, John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury

Trafalgar Releasing

1h 30m
- Documentary
- Music

Release Date: Oct 7, 2026

On 27 July, 1986, British stadium rock band Queen broke new ground by playing for the first time in Hungary, a country which was still under a Communist dictatorship behind the Iron Curtain.

Release Details

Original Release | Oct 7, 2026 | Limited | Opens in 17days

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Queen
Themselves

John Deacon
Self

Brian May
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Freddie Mercury
Self

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Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

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Country of Origin: Hungary, Canada, United States

Language: Hungarian,English

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Queen broke new ground by playing for the first time in Hungary, a country which was still under a Communist dictatorship behind the Iron Curtain. On 27th July 1986, British Stadium Rock Band Queen broke new ground by playing for the first time in Hungary, a country which was still under a communist dictatorship behind the Iron Curtain. Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest is a concert film of the British rock band Queen's performance in Budapest on 27 July 1986. It was part of the band's final tour with original lead singer Freddie Mercury, The Magic Tour. Queen were one of the few bands from Western Europe to perform in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. The film had a limited release in theatres worldwide on 20 September 2012. The concert was released on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time on 5 November 2012 worldwide, except in the United States where it was released a day later. The concert title is a play on the Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt and one of Queen's most celebrated hits, "Bohemian Rhapsody." — Neville C. Bardoli OBE