Victoria & Abdul (2017) poster
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FilmPG-132017

Victoria & Abdul

DramaHistory

Directed by Stephen Frears

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. From TMDB

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Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 drama history film, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and Tim Pigott-Smith.

  • 7 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Apr 3, 2020 to Sep 21, 2026

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    Judi Dench Toronto International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul North American Premiere People Magazine In Style portrait session Photographer: Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton #JudiDench #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2025

    Judi Dench Toronto International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul Premiere Photographer: Walter McBride #JudiDench #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2025

    Judi Dench Venice International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul Photocall Photographer: France Origlia #JudiDench #VeniceInternationalFilmFestival #VictoriaAndAbdul

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2024

    Toronto International Film Festival, 2017 Portrait Session Victoria & Abdul Premiere Photographer: Chris Pizzello #JudiDench #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

    Film-wise: at 6.05pm, Toy Story on C4. At 6.35pm, Stardust on ITV2. At 8pm, Roman Holiday on Sky Arts. At 9pm, Inbetweeners Movie on E4, Nobody on Film 4 or The Da Vinci Code on Sky One. At 10pm, Training Day on BBC2. At 11.45pm, Victoria & Abdul on BBC2. At 12.05am, The French Dispatch on C4 #telly

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2025

    Judi Dench Venice International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul Red Carpet Photographer: Filippo Monteforte #JudiDench #VeniceInternationalFilmFestival #VictoriaAndAbdul

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2025

    Judi Dench Toronto International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul Premiere Photographer: Walter McBride #JudiDench #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #VictoriaAndAbdul #TIFF

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Judi Dench Venice International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul Photocall Photographer: Valentina Ariete #JudiDench #VeniceInternationalFilmFesitival

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    Film-wise: at 7pm, Elf on Sky Showcase. At 8, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on BBC4. At 9, Day Of The Jackal on Legend, Prey on Film4 or Everest on ITV4. At 9.55, Victoria & Abdul on BBC4. At 10.45, Rocky V on ITV1. At 10.55, Last of Mohicans on Film4. At 11.40, Die Hard With A Vengeance on BBC2 #telly

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  • Judi Daily @damejudidenchdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    Judi Dench Venice International Film Festival, 2017 Victoria & Abdul Red Carpet Photographer: Elisabetta A Villa #JudiDench #VeniceInternationalFilmFestival #VictoriaAndAbdul #VIFF #RedCarpet

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  • Alicia @irishknit.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2025

    Does this come from the time India was part of the English empire? Or am I confusing history with the film Victoria & Abdul?

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 1, 2026

    The (movie) Victoria & Abdul 4K (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 6.9 Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Harden»

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    The (movie) Victoria & Abdul 4K (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 6.8 Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Harden»

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 11, 2025

    The (movie) Victoria & Abdul (4K) is available today on (iTunes)(Germany) for €3.99 Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Harden Genre: (Biography) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/victoria_a...

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  • Jupin's Gems @jupinsgems.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2023

    "Don’t bother with Victoria & Abdul - that movie is part of that new popular sub-genre, which is old English people terrified of Indian people, until they realize that they’re NOT sub-human creatures, and befriend them." -Dr. Giggles

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  • Filipe Manuel Neto @FilipeManuelNetoTMDB reviews · Jul 7, 2022

    A good movie, on almost every level. I really like films with a historical background or those linked to the monarchy, which has a lot to do with my personal life, my birth family and also with my work as historian. I was very curious about this movie, and today I finally got to see it. And I can say that it was really good. I can't say that everything is fine, there are several scenes and moments that seem too imaginative to have actually happened, but the overall picture is quite positive.…

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  • Peter McGinn @narrator56TMDB reviews · Apr 3, 2020

    I wouldn't say this is a memorable historical film, but it was interesting and entertaining enough to hold my attention. I researched the background a little bit, and I am not sure why they made some of their changes to how the unlikely friendship actually transpired. I assume it was to simplify the story. And as it happens, It is surprising that the story has gotten told at all. Apparently extreme measures undertaken by the royals after to obliterate any record of the unlikely friendship after…

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Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
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Ali Fazal
Abdul Karim
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Tim Pigott-Smith
Sir Henry Ponsonby
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Suzy Eddie Izzard
Bertie, Prince of Wales
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Adeel Akhtar
Mohammed
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Michael Gambon
Lord Salisbury
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Paul Higgins
Dr. James Reid
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Olivia Williams
Baroness Churchill

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