The King’s Speech

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The King’s Speech is a 2010 historical drama film that follows the future King George VI’s struggle to overcome a debilitating stammer with the help of an unorthodox speech therapist.

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historical drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Award for Best Film
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
basedOn unproduced stage play by David Seidler
bbfcRatingUK 12A
boxOfficeGrossWorldwideUSD 414000000
budgetUSD 15000000
castMember Claire Bloom
Derek Jacobi
Eve Best
Guy Pearce
Jennifer Ehle
Michael Gambon
Timothy Spall
cinematographer Danny Cohen
composer Alexandre Desplat
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widespread critical acclaim
director Tom Hooper
distributor Momentum Pictures
The Weinstein Company
editor Tariq Anwar
genre biographical film
historical drama
mainCharacter Edward VIII
surface form: King Edward VIII

George VI
surface form: King George VI

Lionel Logue
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Prince Albert, Duke of York

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
surface form: Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother)
mpaaRatingUS R
narrativeFocus King George VI’s struggle to overcome a stammer
relationship between King George VI and Lionel Logue
originalLanguage English
oscarBestPictureYear 83rd Academy Awards
portrays abdication crisis of 1936
accession of King George VI
preparation for wartime radio broadcast
speech therapy
stammer
premiereEvent Telluride Film Festival
producer Emile Sherman
Gareth Unwin
Iain Canning
productionCompany Bedlam Productions
See-Saw Films
releaseDate 2010-09-06
releaseYear 2010
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter David Seidler
setInPeriod 1930s
World War II
surface form: World War II era
settingLocation Buckingham Palace
London, England
surface form: London

Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
stars Colin Firth
Geoffrey Rush
Helena Bonham Carter
theatricalReleaseDateUK 2010-09-07
theatricalReleaseDateUS 2010-11-26

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