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Cast
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  • Alicia Vikander

    Alicia Vikander

    Caroline Mathilde

  • Mads Mikkelsen

    Mads Mikkelsen

    Johann Friedrich Struensee

  • Mikkel Boe Folsgaard

    Mikkel Boe Folsgaard

    Christian VII

  • Trine Dyrholm

    Trine Dyrholm

    Juliane Marie

  • David Dencik

    David Dencik

    Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Credits
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  • Nikolaj Arcel

    Nikolaj Arcel

    Director / Screenwriter

  • Rasmus Heisterberg

    Rasmus Heisterberg

    Screenwriter

  • Sisse Graum Jorgensen

    Sisse Graum Jorgensen

    Producer

  • Meta Louise Foldager

    Meta Louise Foldager

    Producer

  • Louise Vesth

    Louise Vesth

    Producer

  • Lars von Trier

    Lars von Trier

    Executive Producer

  • Peter Aalbaek Jensen

    Peter Aalbaek Jensen

    Executive Producer

  • Peter Garde

    Peter Garde

    Executive Producer

Latest News

  1. 'An Education' Director Lone Scherfig Joins European Film College

    'An Education' Director Lone Scherfig Joins European Film College

    2:58 am PDT 4/22/2013
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    The Danish film school has produced talents such as "A Royal Affair" director Nikolaj Arcel and "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" writer Rasmus Heisterberg. READ MORE

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  2. Berlin 2013: Magnolia Pictures Takes Lars Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'

    Berlin 2013: Magnolia Pictures Takes Lars Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'

    6:41 am PST 2/12/2013
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    Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard and Shia LaBoeuf star in the erotic epic. READ MORE

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  3. In the Magazine
    It's Time for Oscar to Rethink Its Approach to Foreign-Language Films (Analysis)

    It's Time for Oscar to Rethink Its Approach to Foreign-Language Films (Analysis)

    12:01 pm PST 2/7/2013
    • Scott Roxborough
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    The award still goes to a single country, even as the movie business becomes an increasingly multinational affair. READ MORE

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  4. Danish Box Office Scores Best Year in Three Decades

    Danish Box Office Scores Best Year in Three Decades

    12:22 am PST 1/9/2013
    • Scott Roxborough
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    Local Hits 'A Royal Affair,' 'Love is All You Need' and 'This Life' help push admissions over 14.2 million. READ MORE

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  5. The Race
    Little Reason to Gripe About Academy's Foreign Language Shortlist (Analysis)

    Little Reason to Gripe About Academy's Foreign Language Shortlist (Analysis)

    10:14 am PST 12/21/2012
    • Scott Feinberg
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    THR's awards analyst dissects this year's shortlisted films, as well as the challenges faced by the Academy's foreign-language committee that chose them. READ MORE

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  6. BERLIN 2013: Leads of Three Oscar Hopefuls Among 10 European Shooting Stars Picks

    BERLIN 2013: Leads of Three Oscar Hopefuls Among 10 European Shooting Stars Picks

    2:00 am PST 12/12/2012
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    Saskia Rosendahl of Oscar contender "Lore" is among the new crop of up-and-coming European talent. READ MORE

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  7. The Race
    Watch Video A Few Minutes with Feinberg: Studios Under the Gun As Start of Voting Nears (Video)

    A Few Minutes with Feinberg: Studios Under the Gun As Start of Voting Nears (Video)

    3:07 am PST 11/15/2012
    • Scott Feinberg
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    THR's awards analyst on last weekend's box-office surprises, the last contenders that have yet to screen, and the films that got the biggest bump out of AFI Fest. READ MORE

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  8. 'A Royal Affair' Sneak Peek

    12:07 pm PDT 10/29/2012
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    Alicia Vikander and Mads Mikkelsen star in this sneak peek clip of Magnolia Pictures romance. Alicia stars as a married young queen who falls in love with her physician. READ MORE

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  9. 'Safe House' Actor Fares Fares Joins 'Department Q' Franchise

    'Safe House' Actor Fares Fares Joins 'Department Q' Franchise

    4:21 am PDT 10/4/2012
    • Scott Roxborough
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    The Lebanese-Swedish actor will co-star with Nikolaj Lie Kaas in the series of four crime thrillers based on the Jussi Alder-Olsen bestsellers. READ MORE

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  10. A Royal Affair: Berlin Film Review

    3:30 pm PST 2/16/2012
    • David Rooney
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    Mads Mikkelsen and rising Swedish star Alicia Vikander play the romantically entwined royal physician and the Queen of Denmark, who orchestrate radical social reforms in Nikolaj Arcel's engrossing historical drama. READ MORE

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Summary

ROYAL AFFAIR is an 18th century historical drama four years in the making, starring Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel, screenwriter of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the film is an epic romance about the love triangle between a German doctor, the queen of Denmark, and her deranged king.

Company Info

  • Magnolia Pictures Domestic Theatrical Distributor
  • Zentropa Entertainment Production Company
  • Danish Broadcasting Corporation Production Company
  • Film i Vast Production Company
  • Sveriges Television Production Company
  • Sirena Film Prague Production Company