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The Abdication

5.619741h 43mPGMovieDramaHistory

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.

DirectorAnthony Harvey
WriterRuth Wolff
ProducersJames Cresson·Robert Fryer

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Cast · Directed by Anthony Harvey

PFPeter Finch
Peter Finch
Azzolino
LULiv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann
Queen Kristina
CCCyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Oxenstierna
PRPaul Rogers
Paul Rogers
Altieri
GCGraham Crowden
Graham Crowden
Barberini
MDMichael Dunn
Michael Dunn
The Dwarf
KBKathleen Byron
Kathleen Byron
Queen Mother
LFLewis Fiander
Lewis Fiander
Dominic
HGHarold Goldblatt
Harold Goldblatt
Pinamonti
TSTony Steedman
Tony Steedman
Carranza
NTNoel Trevarthen
Noel Trevarthen
Ginetti
RC
Richard Cornish
Charles

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The Abdication is available to stream free (with ads) on Amazon Prime Video Free in United States.

Is The Abdication based on a true story?

Yes — The Abdication is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).