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Madness of King George (The)

Country: United Kingdom, Language: English, 107 mins

  • Director: Nicholas Hytner
  • Writer: Alan Bennett
  • Producer: Mark Cooper; Stephen Evans

CGiii Comment

An actors' film...

Watch and marvel at some fine performances.

Nigel Hawthorne was robbed [at the Oscars]!


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The(ir) Blurb...

A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.

Cast & Characters

Nigel Hawthorne as George III;
Helen Mirren as Queen Charlotte;
Ian Holm as Dr. Willis;
Rupert Graves as Greville;
Amanda Donohoe as Lady Pembroke;
Rupert Everett as Prince of Wales;
Julian Rhind-Tutt as Duke of York;
Julian Wadham as Pitt;
Jim Carter as Fox;
Geoffrey Palmer as Warren;
Charlotte Curley as Amelia;
Anthony Calf as Fitzroy;
Matthew Lloyd Davies as Papandick;
Adrian Scarborough as Fortnum;
Paul Corrigan as Braun