Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Ali Fazal
Abdul Karim
Tim Pigott-Smith
Sir Henry Ponsonby
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Bertie, Prince of Wales
Adeel Akhtar
Mohammed
Michael Gambon
Lord Salisbury
Paul Higgins
Dr. James Reid
Olivia Williams
Baroness Churchill
Fenella Woolgar
Miss Phipps
Julian Wadham
Alick Yorke
Director
Stephen Frears
Screenplay
Lee Hall
Tagline
"History's most unlikely friendship."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$22,000,000
Revenue
$66,558,465
Production
Working Title Films, BBC Film, Perfect World Pictures, Cross Street Films, Focus Features, India Take One
Peter McGinn
April 3, 2020
I wouldn't say this is a memorable historical film, but it was interesting and entertaining enough to hold my attention. I researched the background a little bit, and I am not sure why they made some of their changes to how the unlikely friendship actually transpired. I assume it was to simplify the story. And as it happens, It is surprising that the story has gotten told at all. Apparently ex...
Filipe Manuel Neto
July 7, 2022
**A good movie, on almost every level.** I really like films with a historical background or those linked to the monarchy, which has a lot to do with my personal life, my birth family and also with my work as historian. I was very curious about this movie, and today I finally got to see it. And I can say that it was really good. I can't say that everything is fine, there are several scenes and ...
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