Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Lee HallCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar, Julian Wadham, Robin Soans (more)VOD (3)
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The film tells the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity. (BBC)
(more)Cast
Judi Dench
UK
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Ali Fazal
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Tim Pigott-Smith
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Eddie Izzard
Yemen
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Adeel Akhtar
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Michael Gambon
Ireland
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Paul Higgins
UK
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Olivia Williams
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Fenella Woolgar
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Julian Wadham
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Robin Soans
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Ruth McCabe
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Simon Callow
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Amani Zardoe
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Trevor Fox
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John Stahl
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Tim McMullan
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Jonathan Harden
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Will Christopherson
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