The Young Victoria is a 2009 British costume drama film based on the young life of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It stars Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson, and Jim Broadbent. The film is produced by Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Tim Headington. The world premiere was held at the Electric Palace in Bridport, Dorset in South West England, United Kingdom.
Scenes set at Westminster Abbey were filmed a...
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The Young Victoria is a 2009 British costume drama film based on the young life of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It stars Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson, and Jim Broadbent. The film is produced by Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Tim Headington. The world premiere was held at the Electric Palace in Bridport, Dorset in South West England, United Kingdom.
Scenes set at Westminster Abbey were filmed at Lincoln Cathedral in September and October 2007 , with some scenes already filmed at Blenheim Palace from 23-24 August 2007, Arundel Castle, West Sussex, Wilton House near Salisbury, Wiltshire and Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire.
The film is a romantic dramatisation of some of the events preceding and following the coronation of Queen Victoria, focusing on her early reign and romance with Prince Albert in the 1830s.
Victoria was left handed; however, in the film she draws and paints with her right hand. Although largely faithful to a...
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