the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicate the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast upon Britain's declaration of the second world war on Germany in 1939.
Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush leads, opposite Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, and Michael Gambon. Tom Hooper directs from the screenplay by David Seidler; Based on true events. Produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin; Executive Producers: Geoffrey Rush, Tim Smith, Paul Brett, Mark Foligno and Harvey & Bob Weinstein. Music Composed and Conducted by Alexandre Desplat; Music Supervisor: Maggie Rodford; Solo Pianist: Dave Arch; Solo Violinist: Thomas Bowes. a See-Saw Films/Bedlam production for The Weinstein Company and the UK Film Council [awarded funds from The National Lottery], with Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare (London) [digital intermediate/VFX] and FilmNation Entertainment [international sales].