King's Speech Movie Overview

King's Speech - Overview

Genre: Drama, Historical

Opened: Apr 01, 2011 Run Time: 1hr 51min

Cast: Colin Firth Geoffrey Rush Helena Bonham Carter Guy Pearce

Director: Tom Hooper

Producer: Iain Canning Emile Sherman Gareth Unwin

Executive Producer: Geoffrey Rush Tim Smith Paul Brett

Synopsis

King's Speech: After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue. After a rough start, the two delve i... Read More

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Box Office Data
# Weeks	29

# Total Gross	$138.8M

Additional Content for King's Speech

Trailers & Video Clips (7)

Interview: "Helena Bonham Carter On Working With Colin And Geoffry"

Interview: "Colin Firth On The Relationship Of The Two Men"

Photos (1)

King's Speech

Domestic Theatrical Distributor:

The Weinstein Company

Production Company:

See-Saw Films

Production Company:

Bedlam Productions

Cast & Crew (12)

Colin Firth

Geoffrey Rush

Helena Bonham Carter

Reviews (65)

Brent

One of the years best

This was a excellent movie. I have yet to come across a movie goer who did not like it.

tombo..., Flixster

When it comes to subject choice in movies, one of the most well-explored areas is royalty, which raises the question, do we really need another one? We've been ...

King's Speech - Overview