Victoria and Abdul
Synopsis
A tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen, a relationship that survived the best attempts to destroy it.
Based on the book 'Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closet Confidant' by Shrabani Basu.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Special Presentations
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 111 mins
- Director
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Stephen Frears
- Producer
- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Beeban Kidron, Tracey Seaward
- Executive Producer
- Lee Hall, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer, Amelia Granger, Liza Chasin
- Editor
- Melanie Ann Oliver
- Screenwriter
- Lee Hall (screenwriter), Shrabani Basu (book)
- Director of Photography
- Danny Cohen
- Production Designer
- Alan MacDonald
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Principal cast
- Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith, Adeel Akhtar, Simon Callow, Michael Gambon, Ruth McCabe, Julian Wadham, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
US, UK coproduction
A Working Title Films (UK) production in association with BBC Films (UK), Focus Features (US), Cross Street Films (UK)
Working Title Films
26 Aybrook StreetLondon
W1U 4AN
BBC Films
BBC Broadcasting House7th Floor, Zone A
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Sales Company
Focus Features
Central Saint GilesSt Giles High Street
London
WC2H 8NU
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