A United Kingdom

A United Kingdom (2016)

The true story of a love that shook an empire

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2016-11-25
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 493 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Pathé
  • Production Country: France, United States of America
  • Director: Amma Asante
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Summary

The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

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  • David Oyelowo

    as Seretse Khama

  • Rosamund Pike

    as Ruth Williams-Khama

  • Tom Felton

    as Rufus Lancaster

  • Jack Davenport

    as Sir Alistair Canning

  • Terry Pheto

    as Naledi Khama

  • Laura Carmichael

    as Muriel Williams

  • Jessica Oyelowo

    as Lady Lilly Canning

  • Vusi Kunene

    as Tshekedi Khama

  • Nicholas Lyndhurst

    as George Williams

  • Arnold Oceng

    as Charles

  • Anastasia Hille

    as Dot Williams

  • Charlotte Hope

    as Olivia Lancaster

  • Theo Landey

    as Nash

  • Abena Ayivor

    as Ella Khama

  • Jack Lowden

    as Tony Benn

  • Zackary Momoh

    as Oluwu

  • Nicholas Rowe

    as Fenner Brockway

  • Billy Boyle

    as Reverend James Manners

  • Conny Stadler

    as Missionary

  • Kevin Hand

    as Manager

  • Ray Burnet

    as Reverend Leonard Patterson

  • Anton Lesser

    as Prime Minister Attlee

  • Michael Howe

    as Terence Bernard

  • Donald Molosi

    as Kabelo

  • Julian Firth

    as Mr. Speaker

  • Duncan Wisbey

    as Commonwealth Under-Secretary

  • Rupert Vansittart

    as Sir Ian Fraser

  • James Northcote

    as Roberts

  • Merveille Lukeba

    as Joe Appiah

  • Femi Ogunbanjo

    as Man from Rhodesia

  • Paul Putner

    as Porter

  • Will Featherstone

    as Reporter

  • Danny Babington

    as Reporter

  • Dave Perry

    as Idiot

  • Craig Whittaker

    as Idiot

  • Dean Roberts

    as Idiot
Directing Amma Asante Director
Production Brunson Green Producer
Camera Sam McCurdy Director of Photography
Sound Patrick Doyle Original Music Composer
Production Peter Heslop Producer
Production David Oyelowo Producer
Production Rick McCallum Producer
Production Justin Moore-Lewy Producer
Production Charlie Mason Producer
Writing Guy Hibbert Screenplay
Writing Susan Williams Book
Editing Jonathan Amos Editor
Editing Jon Gregory Editor
Costume & Make-Up Jenny Beavan Costume Design
Art Simon Bowles Production Design
Art Karl Probert Art Direction
Art Justin Warburton-Brown Art Direction
Art Shane Bunce Art Direction
Production Sasha Robertson Casting
Production Widens Pkolo Dorsainville Producer
Production Guy Hibbert Executive Producer
Production Cameron McCracken Executive Producer
Art Rebecca Alleway Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Anushia Nieradzik Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Simone Stubbs Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Megan Tanner Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Pavlína Žďánská Makeup Artist
Crew Ray Nicholas Stunt Coordinator
Sound Chris Burdon Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Sue Harding Foley Artist
Sound James Mather Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Mike Prestwood Smith Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Mathias Schuster Foley Artist
Sound Ben Baird ADR Recordist
Art Kevin Day Standby Property Master

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