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Victoria & Abdul

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6.9/10 • 1.2K

2017-09-131h 52m

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History's most unlikely friendship.

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Directors
Stephen Frears
Editors
Melanie Oliver

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  1. Judi Dench

    Judi Dench

    Queen Victoria

  2. Ali Fazal

    Ali Fazal

    Abdul Karim

  3. Tim Pigott-Smith

    Tim Pigott-Smith

    Sir Henry Ponsonby

  4. Eddie Izzard

    Eddie Izzard

    Bertie, Prince of Wales

  5. Adeel Akhtar

    Adeel Akhtar

    Mohammed

  6. Michael Gambon

    Michael Gambon

    Lord Salisbury

  7. Paul Higgins

    Paul Higgins

    Dr. James Reid

  8. Olivia Williams

    Olivia Williams

    Baroness Churchill

  9. Fenella Woolgar

    Fenella Woolgar

    Miss Phipps

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Peter McGinn

Apr 3, 2020

7/10

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 extreme measures undertaken by the royals after to obliterate any record of the unlikely friendship after Queen Victoria's death. anyone who has read about the history of British monarchs will recognize this attempt to control the narrative of the royals as they guard the parameters of the succession. But it is worth a watch regardless about exactly how accurate the details are. History is written by the ones in control, and this is a cool exception.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$22,000,000.00
Revenue
$65,400,000.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookbiographybased on true story19th centurybritish monarchy