The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.

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Drama Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

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  Julie Christie

  Red Riding Hood, Troy

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  Judi Dench

  Pride & Prejudice, Skyfall

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  Tom Wilkinson

  Michael Clayton, Snowden

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  Peter O'Toole

  Troy, Lawrence of Arabia

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  Dev Patel

  Monkey Man, Chappie

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  Maggie Smith

  Gnomeo and Juliet, My Old Lady

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  Bill Nighy

  The Wild Robot, Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Crew Behind the Film

The The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Madden last directed Operation Mincemeat and Miss Sloane. The film's writer Ol Parker last wrote A Boy Called Christmas and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!.

Director

John Madden

Screenwriters

Ol Parker
Deborah Moggach

Producers

Graham Broadbent
Peter Czernin

Production Details

What we know about the The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on "These Foolish Things" by Deborah Moggach.

Production Updates for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

May 2011

Completed

Changed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2010

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Oct 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production starts Oct. 10 in India

Jun 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Jun 2010

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

Dec 2004

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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