The Black Prince [Sub: Eng]
The five-year-old prince found himself on the throne of the empire after the death of his father Maharaja. But after the empire joined British India, they deposed the prince and placed him under the tutelage of a British doctor named John. At the age of fifteen he met Queen Victoria, whom she immediately admired. His life changed after the Queen's meeting and began his difficult journey to restore the kingdom.
6 August 1971, Lancaster, England, UK
18 May 1983, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
1963, Essex, England, UK
14 September 1971, Cuckfield, West Sussex, England, UK
1 October 1974
July 21, 2017
It's a flawed and sometimes deceptively-scripted affair.
July 21, 2017
The Black Prince may follow the formula of a prestige pic, but this messy film just shows why those truly stirring historical dramas deserve the awards season glory they get.
October 19, 2017
Despite the story's massive potential, Raz's sincere but dimly-lit drama, monotonously shot within the four walls of a church or a heritage room, ends up being a tedious watch. Just like its protagonist, it lacks drive and a sense of purpose.
July 20, 2017
The Black Prince is one of those big, bland international co-productions where many cooks are involved, but no one is really sure what the recipe should be.
August 08, 2017
The Black Prince is a beautifully photographed film and an interesting historical tale from the murky depths of mid-19th century British colonialism, but it's a bloodless tale, bereft of passion or pathos.
July 21, 2017
"I will not vanish without a fight," Singh vows. But he kind of does.
July 21, 2017
Indian patriotism gussied up by Stately Home porn.
July 21, 2017
[Raz] has crafted a story to win the hearts and minds of this audience. Unfortunately, this comes at an artistic cost, as The Black Prince seems more like a mission than a movie at times.
July 19, 2017
This is one of those cases where the material behind a film turns out to be much more interesting than the film itself.
October 26, 2017
While The Black Prince could've been a compelling real-life inspired drama, it strictly manages to stay average fare.
July 20, 2017
Remember Mufasa instructing Simba to claim his place on Pride Rock? Imagine Simba's response was, "That's well and all, but I'm just going to keep with the Hakuna Matata for a few decades first." That's what Maharaja Duleep Singh's story feels like.
July 20, 2017
A dramatic life does not necessarily a dramatic film make.

