The king's speech

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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 Filmation Entertainment ; a See-Saw Films/Bedlam Production ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin ; screenplay by David Seidler ; directed by Tom Hooper

Contributor

• Unwin, Gareth
• Aegis Film Fund
• Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
• Bedlam Productions
• London Filmation Entertainment
• Molinare (Firm)
• Momentum Pictures
• See-Saw Films
• UK Film Council
• Weinstein Company
• Andrews, Anthony, 1948-
• Best, Eve, 1971-
• Bloom, Claire, 1931-
• Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
• Canning, Iain
• Desplat, Alexandre
• Ehle, Jennifer, 1969-
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Gambon, Michael
• Hooper, Tom, 1972-
• Jacobi, Derek
• Pearce, Guy, 1967-
• Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
• Seidler, David
• Sherman, Emile
• Spall, Timothy, 1957-

Actor

• Spall, Timothy, 1957-
• Best, Eve, 1971-
• Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Ehle, Jennifer, 1969-
• Gambon, Michael
• Bloom, Claire, 1931-
• Andrews, Anthony, 1948-
• Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-
• Pearce, Guy, 1967-
• Jacobi, Derek

Screenwriter

• Seidler, David

Composer

• Desplat, Alexandre

Director

• Hooper, Tom, 1972-

Producer

• Canning, Iain
• Unwin, Gareth
• Sherman, Emile

Subject

• Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• George, VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Drama
• Historical films
• Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Drama
• Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama
• Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Dramatic films

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it

Member of

• King's speech (Motion picture)

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2010: Best picture, best director, best leading actor (Firth), best screenplay.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; director of photography, Danny Cohen

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for some language

Language note

In English with optional Spanish subtitles; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.K56 2011

PerformerNote

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon

Runtime

118

Technique

live action