The King’s Speech

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film historical drama film

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → 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 – 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	King Edward VIII → King George VI → Lionel Logue → Prince Albert, Duke of York → 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 era →
settingLocation	Buckingham Palace → London → Westminster Abbey →
stars	Colin Firth → Geoffrey Rush → Helena Bonham Carter →
theatricalReleaseDateUK	2010-09-07 →
theatricalReleaseDateUS	2010-11-26 →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandre Desplat → Alison Steadman ("The King's Speech (stage)") → Bedlam Productions → Claire Bloom → Colin Firth → Colin Firth → Danny Cohen → David Seidler → Derek Jacobi → Emile Sherman → Eve Best → Eve Best → Gareth Unwin → Geoffrey Rush → Guy Pearce ("The King's Speech") → Helena Bonham Carter → Helena Bonham Carter → Iain Canning → Jennifer Ehle ("The King’s Speech (2010 film)") → Michael Gambon → See-Saw Films → See-Saw Films ("The King’s Speech: The People’s King") → Tariq Anwar → The Weinstein Company → Timothy Spall ("The King's Speech") → Tom Hooper →	notableWork
83rd Academy Awards → Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film ("The King's Speech") → People's Choice Award ("The King's Speech") →	notableWinner
George VI → Lionel Logue ("film "The King’s Speech"") → Lionel Logue →	portrayedIn
Bedlam Productions → Emile Sherman →	produced
Michael Gambon →	appearedIn
Queen Mary (The King’s Speech) →	appearsIn
Iain Canning →	awardReceivedFor
83rd Academy Awards →	bestActorFilm
83rd Academy Awards →	bestDirectorFilm
83rd Academy Awards →	bestOriginalScreenplayWinner
83rd Academy Awards →	bestPictureWinner
Emile Sherman →	coProduced
Tom Hooper →	directed
Tariq Anwar →	editedFilm
State Opening of Parliament ("King's Speech") →	features
BAFTA Award for Best Film →	hasNotableRecipient
Guy Pearce ("The King's Speech") →	knownFor
83rd Academy Awards →	mostAwardsFilm
83rd Academy Awards →	mostNominationsFilm
Colin Firth ("King George VI in The King’s Speech") →	notableRole
Gareth Unwin →	producerOf
David Seidler ("The King’s Speech (film)") →	subjectOf
Danny Cohen →	workedOn
David Seidler →	wroteScreenplayFor