The king's speech
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The king's speech
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The work The king's speech represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- The king's speech
- Statement of responsibility
- the Weinstein Company and UK Film Council present ; in association with Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare-London, FilmNation Entertainment ; a See-Saw Films/Bedlam production ; directed by Tom Hooper ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin ; screenplay by David Seidler ; a film by Tom Hooper
- Contributor
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- Unwin, Gareth,
- Aegis Film Fund
- Aegis Film Fund
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Bedlam Productions
- Bedlam Productions
- FilmNation Entertainment (Firm)
- FilmNation Entertainment (Firm)
- Molinare (Firm)
- Molinare (Firm)
- Momentum Pictures
- Momentum Pictures
- See-Saw Films
- See-Saw Films
- UK Film Council
- UK Film Council
- Weinstein Company
- Weinstein Company
- Andrews, Anthony, 1948-
- Andrews, Anthony, 1948-
- Best, Eve, 1971-
- Best, Eve, 1971-
- Bloom, Claire, 1931-
- Bloom, Claire, 1931-
- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
- Canning, Iain,
- Canning, Iain,
- Desplat, Alexandre,
- Desplat, Alexandre,
- Ehle, Jennifer, 1969-
- Ehle, Jennifer, 1969-
- Firth, Colin, 1960-
- Firth, Colin, 1960-
- Gambon, Michael,
- Gambon, Michael,
- Hooper, Tom, 1972-
- Hooper, Tom, 1972-
- Jacobi, Derek,
- Jacobi, Derek,
- Pearce, Guy, 1967-
- Pearce, Guy, 1967-
- Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
- Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
- Seidler, David,
- Seidler, David,
- Sherman, Emile,
- Sherman, Emile,
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Unwin, Gareth,
- Actor
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- Bloom, Claire, 1931-
- Bloom, Claire, 1931-
- Jacobi, Derek,
- Pearce, Guy, 1967-
- Ehle, Jennifer, 1969-
- Best, Eve, 1971-
- Pearce, Guy, 1967-
- Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
- Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
- Firth, Colin, 1960-
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Firth, Colin, 1960-
- Andrews, Anthony, 1948-
- Gambon, Michael,
- Andrews, Anthony, 1948-
- Gambon, Michael,
- Best, Eve, 1971-
- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Ehle, Jennifer, 1969-
- Jacobi, Derek,
- Subject
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- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films -- United States
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Historical films
- Kings and rulers -- Drama
- Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama
- Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Video recordings
- Video recordings
- Videorecording
- Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama
- Popular movies
- London (England) -- Drama
- London (England) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Drama
- Drama
- England -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- England -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Drama
- Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Drama
- Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama
- Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama
- Feature films -- Australia
- Historical films
- Kings and rulers -- Drama
- Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Biographical films
- George, VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Drama
- George, VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Drama
- Great Britain -- Drama
- Great Britain -- Drama
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers | Succession
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers | Succession
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- eng
- spa
- eng
- 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
- Awards note
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- Academy Awards, 2010: 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
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- 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
- Language note
- In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired or optional Spanish subtitles
- PerformerNote
- 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)
- Runtime
- 119
- Technique
- live action
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