The Madness of King George (1994)
PG
24/03/1995 (GB)
Comedy, Drama, History
1h 47m
- 68% (241 votes)
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His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.
Overview
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.
- Nicholas HytnerDirector
- Alan BennettScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Revenue
$15,238,994
Keywords
- husband wife relationship
- biography
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- parliament
- mental illness
- mental health
- 18th century
- king of england
- assassination attempt
- aristocracy
- british monarchy
- self destructiveness
Top Billed Cast
Nigel Hawthorne
George III
Helen Mirren
Queen Charlotte
Ian Holm
Willis
Anthony Calf
Fitzroy
Amanda Donohoe
Lady Pembroke
Rupert Graves
Greville
Geoffrey Palmer
Warren
Julian Wadham
Pitt
John Wood
Thurlow
Rupert Everett
Prince of Wales
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