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.
Acting
Emily Blunt's debut lead—watch a star being minted in real-time.
Costume
Sandy Powell's Oscar-winning gowns that basically ARE the character development.
Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emily Blunt prepared by reading Victoria's actual diaries and discovered the queen was surprisingly horny for Albert—she made sure that energy made it on screen.
Prince Albert's descendents literally include most European royalty today, making this the most consequential cousin-marriage in history.
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