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DirectorNicholas Hytner
Runtime1h 47m · PG-13
GenresComedy · Drama · History
Release1994-12-28
Film
The Madness of King George
1994· PG-13· 1h 47m· Comedy· Drama· History
“His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.”
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.
1994-12-28
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Key Crew
DirectorNicholas Hytner
ScreenplayAlan Bennett
ProducerDavid Parfitt
Director of PhotographyAndrew Dunn
Original Music ComposerGeorge Fenton
EditorTariq Anwar
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Details
Released1994-12-28
Runtime1h 47m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Samuel Goldwyn Company · Close Call Films · Film4 Productions
Box office$15M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom · United States of America
Rating6.8/10 · 257 votes
Original languageen
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