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In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Winthrop's research reveals that the couple's life together was not a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Korzeniowski, Abel, 1972- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Weinstein Company, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Madonna, 1958- (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Thykier, Kris, 1972- (Producer), Keshishian, Alek (Screenwriter), Cornish, Abbie, 1982- (Actor), Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- (Actor), D'Arcy, James, 1975- (Actor), Isaac, Oscar (Actor), Coyle, Richard (Actor), Harbour, David, 1975- (Actor), Fox, James, 1939- (Actor), Parfitt, Judy, 1935- (Actor), Semtex Films (Firm)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with Spanish subtitles ; optionally subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subjects:
Windsor, Wallis Warfield, > Duchess of, > 1896-1986 > Drama.
Windsor, Edward, > Duke of, > 1894-1972 > Drama.
Women > Conduct of life > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Drama.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Great Britain > History > 20th century > Drama.
Romance films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Winthrop's research reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought.
Item Description:Title appears on container as: W./E.
Release date: May. 1, 2012.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special features on Blu-ray disc and accompanying DVD include a making-of featurette.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (238 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; region A; 1080p; widescreen presentation 2.35:1; 5.1 DTSHD-MA. Requires Blu-ray player.
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:Rating: R; for some domestic violence, nudity and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Hagen Bogdanski ; editor, Danny B. Tull ; music by Abel Korzeniowski.