Film record

A Royal Affair

Original title: En kongelig affære

2012Feature film128 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Czech Republic · Sweden · Denmark
Languages
English · French · German · Danish
Genres
drama film · romance film · historical film · melodrama · biographical film

Credits

Art department

Niels Sejer — Production design
Nora Sopková — Production design

Cinematography

Rasmus Videbæk — Cinematography

Costume

Manon Rasmussen — Costume design

Direction

Nikolaj Arcel — Directing

Editing

Kasper Leick — Editing
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen — Editing

Music

Gabriel Yared — Music composition
Cyrille Aufort — Music composition

Cast

Q294647 — Acting (Johann Friedrich Struensee)
Alicia Vikander — Acting (Caroline Matilda of Great Britain)
Mikkel Følsgaard — Acting (Christian VII of Denmark)
Q768899 — Acting (Ove Høegh-Guldberg)
Q84081 — Acting (Hartmann)
Trine Dyrholm — Acting (Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel)
William Jøhnk Nielsen — Acting (Frederick VI of Denmark)
Q5200983 — Acting (Enevold Brandt)
Q5251588 — Acting (Natasha)
Q5251626 — Acting (Louise von Plessen)
Q2347440 — Acting (J.H.E. Bernstorff)
Q967680 — Acting (Schack Carl Rantzau)
Q2756306 — Acting (Münster)
Klaus Tange — Acting (Minister)
Erika Guntherová — Acting (Lady in Waiting)
Q2735848 — Acting (Ditlev Reventlow)
Harriet Walter — Acting (Augusta of Saxe-Gotha)
Jacob Lohmann — Acting
Nikol Kouklová — Acting
Michaela Horká — Acting
Q12327683 — Acting
Ivan G'Vera — Acting
Daniel Bambas — Acting
Ivan Vodochodský — Acting
Q1883502 — Acting
Karin Rørbech — Acting
Kristian Fjord — Acting
Julia W. Olsen — Acting (Louise Augusta)
Frank Rubæk — Acting
Zinnini Elkington — Acting
Lukás Král — Acting
Tereza Císařová — Acting
Petr Janiš — Acting
Jan Krafka — Acting
Peter Varga — Acting
Jakub Albrecht — Acting
Q28504105 — Acting
Jitka Jirsová — Acting
Karel Polišenský — Acting
Milan Rýdl — Acting

Production

Meta Louise Foldager — Production
Lars von Trier — Executive production
Sisse Graum Jørgensen — Production
Q949680 — Executive production
Louise Vesth — Production

Writing

Nikolaj Arcel — Screenwriting
Rasmus Heisterberg — Screenwriting
Bodil Steensen-Leth — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Production

DRTV

International
Verified
Production

Zentropa

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

Denmark · Original release
16 Feb 2012Checked 2 Oct 2026
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