Victoria & Abdul / Focus Features presentation in association with Perfect World Pictures and in association with BBC Films ; a Working Title production in association with Cross Street Films ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Beeban Kidron, Tracey Seaward ; screenplay by Lee Hall ; directed by Stephen Frears.
Publisher:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodisc (111 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar, Paul Higgins, Robin Soans, Julian Wadham, Simon Callow, Michael Gambon. Anamorphic wide screen (2.40:1). Based on the book by Shrabani Basu. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Bonus features: Judi & Ali; The look of Victoria & Abdul.
Summary:
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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