The Madness of King George

6.8 1994 1h 47m United Kingdom

Comedy Drama History

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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About

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

Details

Directors

Nicholas Hytner

Writers

Alan Bennett

Cast

Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Anthony Calf, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Graves, Geoffrey Palmer, Julian Wadham, John Wood, Rupert Everett, Jim Carter, Roger Hammond, Cyril Shaps, Selina Cadell, Paul Corrigan

Production

The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Close Call Films, Film4 Productions

Languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America