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

Plot

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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.

Drama Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

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  Julie Christie

  Troy, Red Riding Hood

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  Judi Dench

  Pride & Prejudice, Casino Royale

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  Tom Wilkinson

  Lone Ranger, The Exorcism of Emily Rose

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  Peter O'Toole

  Troy, Lassie

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  Dev Patel

  Monkey Man, Slumdog Millionaire

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  Maggie Smith

  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, A Boy Called Christmas

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  Bill Nighy

  The Wild Robot, That Christmas

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

Additional Information

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Production Details

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Key Facts

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

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