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"The King's Speech" presents a sideways glance at a crucial period in 20th-century history--as the monumentally awkward Prince Albert, or Bertie, becomes King George VI unexpectedly in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. In impe...

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Uniform Title:King's speech (Motion picture)
Main Author: Desplat, Alexandre (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Weinstein Company, UK Film Council, Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare (Firm), FilmNation Entertainment (Firm), See-Saw Films, Bedlam Productions, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors: Hooper, Tom, 1972- (Director), Canning, Iain (Producer), Sherman, Emile (Producer), Unwin, Gareth (Producer), Seidler, David (Screenwriter), Firth, Colin, 1960- (Actor), Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- (Actor), Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- (Actor), Pearce, Guy, 1967- (Actor), Spall, Timothy, 1957- (Actor), Jacobi, Derek (Actor), Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- (Actor), Andrews, Anthony, 1948- (Actor), Bloom, Claire, 1931- (Actor), Best, Eve, 1971- (Actor), Gambon, Michael (Actor), Cohen, Danny, 1963- (Cinematographer), Anwar, Tariq (Film editor), Stewart, Eve, 1961- (Costume designer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [London] : UK Film Council, 2010.
Subjects:
George > VI, > King of Great Britain, > 1895-1952 > Drama.
Logue, Lionel, > 1880-1953 > Drama.
George > VI, > King of Great Britain, > 1895-1952.
Logue, Lionel, > 1880-1953.
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Speech disorders > Patients > Drama.
Speech therapy > Great Britain > Drama.
Speech therapists > Australia > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > Drama.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Succession.
London (England) > Drama.
Great Britain > Drama.
Kings and rulers.
Kings and rulers > Succession.
Manners and customs.
Speech disorders > Patients.
Speech therapists.
Speech therapy.
Australia.
England.
England > London.
Great Britain.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Films biographiques.
Films historiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:"The King's Speech" presents a sideways glance at a crucial period in 20th-century history--as the monumentally awkward Prince Albert, or Bertie, becomes King George VI unexpectedly in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. In imperial Britain between the wars, that was problem enough, but Bertie suffered from a chronic stammer that made his public appearances painful for everyone. In an age of radio, the monarch has become a symbol, which means that the King speaks to his people--regularly. Bertie and his wife, the high-spirited Princess Elizabeth find their way to an Australian-born speech therapist and amateur actor named Lionel Logue. Logue isn't a doctor, has no academic credentials, and is viewed by proper authorities as a charlatan. Oddly enough, each of these men is a desperate misfit badly in need of a new friend and a bit more self-esteem. A real friend, it seems, was exactly the medicine the future king required.
Item Description:Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource (119 min.)
Audience:MPAA rating: Rated R for some language.
Awards:Academy Awards, 2010: Best Picture (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers); Best Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Firth); Best Director (Tom Hooper); Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Screenplay by David Seidler).
Golden Globe Awards, 2011: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Colin Firth).
BAFTA Film Awards, 2011: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Alexandre Desplat); Best Screenplay (Original) (David Seidler); Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush); Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter); Best Actor (Colin Firth); Best Film (Gareth Unwin, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Producers); Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; film editor, Tariq Anwar ; composer, Alexandre Desplat ; production designer, Eve Stewart ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; make-up and hair design, Frances Hannon ; executive producers, Geoffrey Rush, Tim Smith, Paul Brett, Mark Foligno, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein ; co-producers, Peter Heslop, Simon Egan.