Madness of King George (The)
- 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]!
Trailer...
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