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MOVIE2018 2h 0m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In the early 18th century, with England at war with France, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, alongside her close friend, Lady Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, who effectively governs the country in her stead due to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. However, when Abigail, a distant relation of Sarah's arrives as a new servant, she sees an opportunity to advance her position and a power struggles between the two women ensues to become the queen's favorite, which threatens an entire nation.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Olivia Colman
Queen Anne
Emma Stone
Abigail Hill
Rachel Weisz
Sarah Churchill, Lady Marlborough
Nicholas Hoult
Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford
Joe Alwyn
Masham
Mark Gatiss
John Churchill, Lord Marlborough
James Smith
Lord Sidney Godolphin
Jenny Rainsford
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