Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Victoria and Abdul
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tracey Seaward, and Beeban Kidron
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tracey Seaward, and Beeban Kidron
Screenplay by
Lee Hall
Based on the book by
Shrabani Basu
With:
Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar, Julian Wadham, Robin Soans, Ruth McCabe, and Simon Callow
Cinematography:
Danny Cohen
Editing: Melanie Oliver
Music: Thomas Newman
Editing: Melanie Oliver
Music: Thomas Newman
Runtime:
111 min
Release Date: 06 October 2017
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 06 October 2017
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Frears and Dench are always worth watching and Fazal charms as the hitherto unknown royal Munshi, but the tonal balance of this quasi-historical lark is not deft enough to inspire real satire or dramatic insight into England’s colonial past.