His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.
The Madness of King George
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Nicholas Hytner
- Written by
- Alan Bennett
Cast
Nigel Hawthorne
George III
Helen Mirren
Queen Charlotte
Ian Holm
Willis
Anthony Calf
Fitzroy
Amanda Donohoe
Lady Pembroke
Rupert Graves
Greville
Geoffrey Palmer
Warren
Julian Wadham
Pitt
John Wood
Thurlow
Rupert Everett
Prince of Wales
Jim Carter
Fox
Roger Hammond
Baker
Cyril Shaps
Pepys
Selina Cadell
Mrs Cordwell
Paul Corrigan
Braun
Matthew Lloyd Davies
Papandick
Details
- Released
- December 28, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Box office
- $15,238,994
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