Comedy ·Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 1994 · 1h 47m

The Madness of King George

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Director
Nicholas Hytner
Cast
Nigel Hawthorne as George III Helen Mirren as Queen Charlotte Ian Holm as Willis Anthony Calf as Fitzroy Amanda Donohoe as Lady Pembroke Rupert Graves as Greville
Crew
Andrew Dunn — Director of Photography Tariq Anwar — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer Alan Bennett — Screenplay David Parfitt — Producer Stephen Evans — Producer
Tagline

His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.

Synopsis

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.

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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipbiographybased on true storybased on play or musicalparliamentmental illnessmental health18th centuryking of englandassassination attemptaristocracybritish monarchy
Key Collaborators
Nicholas Hytner Director Andrew Dunn Director of Photography Tariq Anwar Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer Alan Bennett Screenplay David Parfitt Producer Stephen Evans Producer Ken Adam Production Design Mark Thompson Costume Design
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