The Young Victoria
Love rules all.
2009 | 105m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jean-Marc Vallée |
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| Writer: | Julian Fellowes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 04, 2009 |
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| Director: | Jean-Marc Vallée |
| Writer: | Julian Fellowes |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | royal family, biography, royalty, period drama, 19th century, british monarchy |
| Production Companies | GK Films, Sikelia Productions, Mandate International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $29,196,409
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Emily Blunt | Queen Victoria |
| Rupert Friend | Prince Albert |
| Paul Bettany | Lord Melbourne |
| Miranda Richardson | Duchess of Kent |
| Jim Broadbent | King William IV |
| Thomas Kretschmann | King Leopold |
| Mark Strong | Sir John Conroy |
| Jesper Christensen | Baron Stockmar |
| Harriet Walter | Queen Adelaide |
| Jeanette Hain | Baroness Lehzen |
| Michiel Huisman | Ernest |
| Rachael Stirling | Duchess of Sutherland |
| Julian Glover | Duke of Wellington |
| Michael Maloney | Sir Robert Peel |
| Genevieve O'Reilly | Lady Flora Hastings |
| Morven Christie | Watson |
| Tom Fisher | Lord Chamberlain |
| David Horovitch | Sir James Clark |
| Michaela Brooks | Young Victoria (age 11) |
| Grace Smith | Young Victoria (age 5) |
| Shaun Dingwall | Footman |
| Malcolm Sinclair | Charles Kemble |
| Josef Altin | Edward Oxford |
| Bernard Lloyd | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| David Robb | Whig Member |
| Tom Brooke | Man on Soap Box |
| Jo Hartley | Landlady |
| Rowley Irlam | Footman |
| Princess Beatrice | Lady in Waiting (uncredited) |
| John Pirkis | Earl of Derby (as Johnnie Lyne-Perkis) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Matt Garner | Editor |
| Hagen Bogdanski | Director of Photography |
| Chris Lowe | Art Direction |
| Maggie Gray | Set Decoration |
| Jon Henry Gordon | Hairstylist |
| Alexandra Walker | Art Direction |
| Jenny Shircore | Makeup & Hair, Hairstylist |
| Yvonne Duckett | Costume Supervisor |
| Caridad Angus | Stand In |
| Jean-Marc Vallée | Director |
| Julian Fellowes | Writer |
| Ilan Eshkeri | Original Music Composer |
| Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Paul Inglis | Supervising Art Director |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Scoring Mixer, Music Producer |
| Robert Messinger | Thanks |
| Patrice Vermette | Production Design |
| Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sarah Ferguson | Producer |
| Tim Headington | Producer |
| Graham King | Producer |
| Martin Scorsese | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | Emily Blunt | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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Historically - as far as the cinema is concerned - Queen Victoria was born well into her seventies. Rarely has anyone tried to depict her early years and sadly, this is a rather shallow attempt so to do. Emily Blunt portrays the Queen with some fortitude but the rather soppy performances from Rupert ... Friend and Paul Bettany don't give us anything like a proper comprehension of the struggle she had, as a (young) woman, to establish herself at the head of an empire riddled with chauvinism, ambition and pomposity. Miranda Richardson as her mother takes up some of the slack in this lacklustre effort with the occasional, wise, contribution from Harriet Walter as the dowager Queen Adelaide welcome too. If it is a love story, then it just about works - anything else is just too far out of reach.