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The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

Love rules all.

20097.21h 45m

Overview

As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Written by Julian Fellowes
Produced by Martin Scorsese, Sarah Ferguson, Tim Headington
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $29.2M

Top Cast

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Queen Victoria

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Prince Albert

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Lord Melbourne

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Duchess of Kent

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

King William IV

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

King Leopold

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Sir John Conroy

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Baron Stockmar

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Queen Adelaide

Jeanette Hain

Jeanette Hain

Baroness Lehzen

Themes & Keywords

royal familybiographyroyaltyperiod drama19th centurybritish monarchy

About The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria is a drama, history, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of royal family, biography, royalty, period drama, 19th century, british monarchy. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, it stars Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany. As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.

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