A Royal Night Out (2015)

On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

Director:

Julian Jarrold

Writers:

Trevor De Silva, Kevin Hood

Stars:

Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Gadon	...	Elizabeth
Bel Powley	...	Margaret
Emily Watson	...	Queen
Rupert Everett	...	King
Mark Hadfield	...	Mickey
Jack Laskey	...	Lieutenant Pryce
Jack Gordon	...	Lieutenant Burridge
Tim Potter	...	Duty Manager
Annabel Leventon	...	Lady MacCloud
Geoffrey Streatfeild	...	Jeffers
Jack Reynor	...	Jack Hodges
Debra Penny	...	Clippie
Ricky Champ	...	Tough Soldier
Jack Brady	...	Pub Landlord
Jessica Jay	...	Girl at Trafalgar Square

Storyline

On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

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Plot Keywords:

king george vi character | queen elizabeth ii | 

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Taglines:

V-E Day, 1945. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret escape the palace for...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girls' Night Out

Filming Locations:

Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$100,847, 6 December 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$197,973, 13 December 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ecosse Films,Film i Väst,Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this film, Roger Allam plays a bootlegger that helped Princess Margaret. In The Queen (2006), he played Robin Janvrin, who was the assistant to Princess Margaret's sister, Queen Elizabeth.

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Goofs

In 1945 champagne would more likely have been drunk from champagne saucers not flutes. Although we do see Champagne Saucers forming the cascade which Margaret knocks over.

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Quotes

King: This never happened. You were in the Ritz all night.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits play over clips of stock-footage from the time-period, including a short clip of Winston Churchill giving a speech.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Man Up/A Royal Night Out (2015)

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Soundtracks

Let's All Go Down The Strand
Written by C.W. Murphy and Harry Castling

User Reviews

An enjoyable film painstakingly and lovingly realised. Highly recommended.

I'd been looking forward to A Royal Night Out's release since first seeing the trailer a few weeks ago. Now, after seeing the film, I'm happy to report that I wasn't disappointed. The action begins slowly, but once the royal sisters become enmeshed in London's VE night revelries I found myself being carried along by events in ways that were at times funny, at times exciting, at times emotionally moving - even at times with feelings of national pride - but always with interest and anticipation. One 'bonus' I hadn't expected was that the story would also feature elements of a very touching love story. This latter, for me, endowed the story with a certain 'fairy tale' quality. (But it is a film of fiction ... so, why not??) The three leads - Elisabeth, Margaret and Jack - are all excellent. Supporting actors and actresses of the cast provide additional variety and entertainment and play their parts with apparent enthusiasm. A lot of work obviously went into recreating the crowd, traffic and London scenes of 1945 and clothing styles seemed authentic to me. All in all a worthwhile undertaking painstakingly and lovingly realised. Go see this film. My bet is you'll be glad you did. Highly recommended. 8/10.