Victoria and Abdul

Release Date: Friday, September 22, 2017 Limited Friday, September 29, 2017 Expansion

Stephen Frears, Lee Hall, Olivia Williams, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Pigott-Smith, Ali Fazal, Fenella Woolgar, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Julian Wadham, Simon Callow, Ruth McCabe

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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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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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  • 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.

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The film was tagged as Completed.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. The production is filming at locations across Scotland, India, and England.

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The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Slated to go into production this year for a 2017 release.

Release Dates

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Victoria and Abdul was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 22, 2017 . There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Stronger, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Brad's Status. As a limited release, Victoria and Abdul was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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