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Release Date:
Friday, September 22, 2017 Limited
Friday, September 29, 2017 Expansion
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in Victoria and Abdul: Cast List
Judi Dench ... Queen Victoria
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Jane Eyre
Kandahar, Death on the Nile
Murder Mystery 2, Swimming With Men
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, The Phantom of the Opera
Quartet, The King's Speech
Abominable, Boyz in the Wood
Aisha
Jupiter Ascending, Alice in Wonderland
Dominion: A Prequel to the Exorcist, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
X-Men 3: The Last Stand, The Sixth Sense
Bright Young Things, Compleat Female Stage Beauty
Who's making Victoria and Abdul: Crew List
A look at the Victoria and Abdul behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Stephen Frears last directed The Lost King and Florence Foster Jenkins. The film's writer Lee Hall last wrote Cats and Rocketman.
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Production: What we know about Victoria and Abdul?
Key Facts
- The screenplay of Victoria and Abdul is by Lee Hall, an Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner for Working Title’s Billy Elliot; and is based on Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant.
Filming Timeline
- 2017 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2016 - September: The film was set to Production status.
The production is filming at locations across Scotland, India, and England.
- 2016 - June: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Slated to go into production this year for a 2017 release.
Victoria and Abdul Release Date: When was the film released?
Victoria and Abdul was a Limited release in 2017 on Friday, September 22, 2017. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Stronger, The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
As a Limited release, Victoria and Abdul will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.