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Victoria & Abdul [videorecording] / Focus Features presentation in association with Perfect World Pictures and in association with BBC Films of a Working Title production in association with Cross Street Films ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Beeban Kidron, Tracey Seaward ; screenplayby Lee Hall ; directed by Stephen Frears.

Dench, Judi, 1934- (actor.). Fazal, Ali, 1986- (actor.). Frears, Stephen, (film director.). Hall, Lee, (screenwriter.). Pigott-Smith, Tim, (actor.). Basu, Shrabani. motion picture adaptation of (work): Victoria & Abdul. (Added Author). Focus Features, (presenter.). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Wan mei shi jie (Beijing) ying shi wen hua you xian gong si, (production company.). Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar. (Cast).

Summary:

The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 191329024737
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on on the book by Shrabani Basu.
Bonus features: Judi & Ali; The look of Victoria & Abdul.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:
Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English, French, or Spanish ; optional French or Spanish subtitles ; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 > Fiction.
Basu, Shrabani. Victoria & Abdul > Film adaptations.
Karim, Abdul, 1863-1909 > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Muslims > Great Britain > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical films.
Feature films.
Historical films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cookstown Branch. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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