The King's Speech

Hooper, Tom, 1972- (film director.). Canning, Iain, (film producer.). Sherman, Emile, (film producer.). Unwin, Gareth, (film 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.). Desplat, Alexandre, (composer (expression)). Cohen, Danny, 1963- (cinematographer.). Weinstein Company, (presenter.). UK Film Council, (presenter.). Momentum Pictures, (presenter.). Aegis Film Fund, (presenter.). Molinare (Firm), (presenter.). FilmNation Entertainment (Firm), (presenter.). See-Saw Films, (production company.). Bedlam Productions, (production company.). Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., (distributor.). Colin Firth (King George VI), Geoffrey Rush (Lionel Logue), Helena Bonham Carter (Queen Elizabeth), Guy Pearce (King Edward VIII), Timothy Spall (Winston Churchill), Derek Jacobi (Archbishop Cosmo Long), Jennifer Ehle (Myrtle Logue), Anthony Andrews (Stanley Baldwin), Claire Bloom (Queen Mary), Eve Best (Wallis Simpson), Michael Gambon (King George V). (Cast).

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 details

ISBN: 9786314093006
ISBN: 6314093007
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, [2011]
Distributor: Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC
Copyright: ©2011

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2010. Widescreen 1.78:1. Special features: Feature commentary with director Tom Hooper [audio feature]; Featurette The king's speech: an inspirational story of an unlikely friendship (24 min.); Q & A with the director and cast (22 min.); Speeches from the real King George VI (8 min.); The real Lionel Logue (11 min.); The Stuttering Foundation (public service announcement) (1 min.); Previews (4 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Colin Firth (King George VI), Geoffrey Rush (Lionel Logue), Helena Bonham Carter (Queen Elizabeth), Guy Pearce (King Edward VIII), Timothy Spall (Winston Churchill), Derek Jacobi (Archbishop Cosmo Long), Jennifer Ehle (Myrtle Logue), Anthony Andrews (Stanley Baldwin), Claire Bloom (Queen Mary), Eve Best (Wallis Simpson), Michael Gambon (King George V).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R for some language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround 5.1.
Language Note:	In English, with optional subtitles in Spanish subtitles; English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2011: 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. Screen Actors Guild, 2011: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Firth); Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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