Victoria and Abdul
2017 film directed by Stephen Frears
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Summary
Victoria and Abdul is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,056 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Stephen Frears[3]
- Screenwriter: Lee Hall[4]
- Composer: Thomas Newman[5]
- Genre: drama film[6], biographical film[7], historical film[8]
- Based on: Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant[9]
- Cast member: Judi Dench[10], Ali Fazal[11], Eddie Izzard[12], Tim Pigott-Smith[13], Adeel Akhtar[14], Simon Callow[15], Michael Gambon[16], Julian Wadham[17], Olivia Williams[18], Fenella Woolgar[19], Jonathan Harden[20], Paul Higgins[21], Robin Soans[22], Simon Paisley Day[23]
- Producer: Tim Bevan[24]
- Production company: Working Title Films[25]
- Director of photography: Danny Cohen[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Victoria & Abdul[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 6.1/10[30], 65%[31], 58/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[34], United States[35]
- Publication date: September 22, 2017[36], September 28, 2017[37], September 21, 2017[38]
- Characters: Abdul Karim[39], Victoria[40], Henry Ponsonby[41], Edward VII[42], Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury[43], Sir James Reid, 1st Baronet[44], Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill[45], Harriet Phipps[46], Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham[47], Giacomo Puccini[48], John W. Tyler[49], Princess Helena of the United Kingdom[50], Sophia of Prussia[51], Princess Sophie of the Netherlands[52]
- Distributed by: Focus Features[53], UIP-Dunafilm[54]
- Narrative location: England[55]
- Official website: http://www.focusfeatures.com/victoriaandabdul[56]
- Film editor: Melanie Oliver[57]
- Nominated for: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[58], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[59], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[60]
- Title: Victoria and Abdul[61]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[62]
- After a work by: Shrabani Basu[63]
Why It Matters
Victoria and Abdul has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]