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A Royal Affair

Danish drama. Caroline Mathilde, the young wife of the schizophrenic Danish king Christian VII, starts an affair with her husband's personal physician.

At the tender age of 15, Caroline Matilda, the youngest sister of George III, is betrothed to her cousin Christian VII, King of Denmark. Almost immediately aware of her young husband's mental illness, she falls under the charismatic spell of Christian's new doctor, Johann Struensee, a German with dangerously liberal views which soon make him enemies at a court unused to having its authority challenged.

In Danish with English subtitles.

2 hours, 10 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Feb 201701:00

Credits

RoleContributor
Caroline MatildaAlicia Vikander
Johann Friedrich StruenseeMads Mikkelsen
Christian VII of DenmarkMikkel Boe Folsgaard
Juliane MarieTrine Dyrholm
Ove Hoegh-GuldbergDavid Dencik
Schack Carl RantzauThomas Waern Gabrielsson
Enevold BrandtCyron Bjorn Melville
JHE BernstorffBent Mejding
Augusta Princess of WalesHarriet Walter
HartmannSoren Malling
Louise von PlessenLaura Bro
DirectorNikolaj Arcel
WriterBodil Steensen-Leth
WriterRasmus Heisterberg

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