The King's Speech

Release: September 06, 2010

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].

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Closing Text: "King George VI made Lionel Logue a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1944. - This High honour from a grateful King made Lionel part of the only order of chivalry that specifically rewards acts of personal service to the Monarch."

Closing Text: "Lionel was with the King for every wartime speech. - Through his broadcasts, George VI became a symbol of national resistance."

Closing Text: "[last line] Lionel and Bertie remained friends for the rest of their lives."

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Opening Text: "[first line] 1925 - King George V reigns over a quarter of the world's people. - He asks his second son, the Duke of York, to give the closing speech at the Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London."

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