Downton Abbey (film) 唐顿庄园
Downton Abbey is a 2019 historical period drama film written by Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of the television series of the same name, produced by Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge and Fellowes, and directed by Michael Engler. The film is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing and continues the storyline from the series, with much of the original cast returning. The film, set in 1927, depicts a visit by the King and Queen to the Crawley family's English country house in the Yorkshire countryside. As the Royal staff descend on Downton, an assassin has also arrived and attempts to kill the monarch. The family and servants are pitted against the royal entourage, including the Queen's lady-in-waiting, who has fallen out with the Crawleys, especially the Dowager Countess, over an inheritance issue.
Gareth Neame and Fellowes started planning a feature adaptation in 2016, shortly after the series ended. It was officially confirmed in July 2018 and filming began later that month, lasting through November. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2019, and in the United States on 20 September 2019. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $188 million worldwide.
STORY
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century.
CAST
Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham
Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham (née Crawley), Marchioness of Hexham
Jim Carter as Charles Carson
Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter
Brendan Coyle as John Bates
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot (née Crawley)
Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley
Michael C. Fox as Andy Parker
Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot
Harry Hadden-Paton as Bertie Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham
Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow
Allen Leech as Tom Branson
Phyllis Logan as Elsie Hughes
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
Sophie McShera as Daisy Mason
Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore
Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Imelda Staunton as Maud, Lady Bagshaw
Penelope Wilton as Isobel, Lady Merton
Mark Addy as Mr Bakewell
Max Brown as Richard Ellis
Stephen Campbell Moore as Major Chetwode
Richenda Carey as Mrs Webb
David Haig as Mr Wilson
Andrew Havill as Henry, Viscount Lascelles
Geraldine James as Queen Mary
Simon Jones as King George V
Susan Lynch as Miss Lawton
Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Smith
Kate Phillips as The Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles
Douglas Reith as Richard, Lord Merton
Philippe Spall as Monsieur Courbet
Oliver and Zac Barker as Master George
Fifi Hart as Miss Sybbie
Eva and Karina Samms as Miss Marigold
STAFF
Directed by Michael Engler
Produced by Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge
Screenplay by Julian Fellowes
Based on Downton Abbey by Julian Fellowes
Music by John Lunn
Cinematography: Ben Smithard
Edited by Mark Day
Production company: Perfect World Pictures, Carnival Films
Distributed by Focus Features
Release date: 9 September 2019 (Leicester Square), 13 September 2019 (United Kingdom), 20 September 2019 (United States)
Running time: 122 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
Budget: $13–20 million
Box office: $188.7 million