Mrs. Brown

Director: John Madden John Madden

Overview

Following her husband's death, Queen Victoria's inconsolable grief forced her into a seclusion that did not abate until feisty Scottish groom John Brown, entered her life and goaded her into living again. Their close friendship caused a major scandal. This factual drama offers an unusually intimate look into Victoria's life.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2021
UPC:	0191329202678
Original Release:	1997
Source:	Miramax
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	19,641

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Judi Dench	Queen Victoria
Billy Connolly	John Brown
Geoffrey Palmer	Henry Ponsonby
Antony Sher	Disraeli
Richard Pasco	Doctor Jenner
David Westhead	Prince of Wales
Bridget McConnel	Lady Ely
Georgie Glen	Lady Churchill
Catherine O'Donnell	Lady In Waiting
Sara Stewart	Princess Alexandra
Finty Williams	Princess Helena
Clair Nicolson	Princess Louise
Hattie Ladburty	Princess Alice
Oliver Kent	Prince Alfred
Alex Menzies	Prince Arthur
Simon McKerrell	Prince Leopold
Rupert Farley	Bertie's Valet
Elaine Collins	Mrs. Grant
Jimmy Chisholm	Mr. Grant
Jason Morell	Lord Stanley
Rebecca Charles	Assistant Dresser
Cherith Mellor	Mary Ann Disraeli
George Hall	Speaker of the House
Robin Marchal	Commons Counter
Oliver Ford Davies	Dean of Windsor
Patrick Hannaway	Journalist
John Ramsay	Journalist
Delia Lindsay	Society Lady
James Vaughan	Sir Charles Dilke
Brendan O'Hea	Barney
Theo Steele	Footman
Gerard Butler	Archie Brown
Bridget McConnell	Actor
Ann Sheridan	Actor
Stephen Warbeck	Composer

Technical Credits

Jeremy Brock

Andy Bradford	Stunts
Andrea Calderwood	Executive Producer
Sarah Curtis	Producer
Rebecca Eaton	Executive Producer
Michelle Guish	Casting
Tony Harding	Special Effects
Douglas Rae	Executive Producer
Nigel Warren-Green	Executive Producer
Jeremy Brock	Screenwriter
Alistair Crocker	Sound/Sound Designer
John Madden	Director

Editorial Reviews

Based on the relationship between Queen Victoria of England and her horseman, Mrs. Brown is significant for introducing two of Britain's finest stage performers to mainstream America. As the Queen, Judi Dench turns in a finely controlled performance, perfectly balanced between tenderness and steely determination. Best-known for stand-up comedy routines and hilarious appearances on English talk shows, Billy Connolly surprised many with his fine dramatic turn as the Queen's scandalous new friend. Dench was nominated for an Academy Award for her work in this film and became something of a hot property in Hollywood; director John Madden would go on to even greater success with 1998's Shakespeare in Love. A production of the same story starring Sean Connery and Elizabeth Taylor was scrapped in the late 1960s because it was "discouraged" by the royal family.