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The Madness of King George

1994·107'

Nicholas Hytner

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★ 6.8

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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.

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Cast

Nigel Hawthorne Nigel Hawthorne George III
Helen Mirren Helen Mirren Queen Charlotte
Ian Holm Ian Holm Willis
Anthony Calf Anthony Calf Fitzroy
Amanda Donohoe Amanda Donohoe Lady Pembroke
Rupert Graves Rupert Graves Greville
Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer Warren
Julian Wadham Julian Wadham Pitt
John Wood John Wood Thurlow
Rupert Everett Rupert Everett Prince of Wales
Jim Carter Jim Carter Fox
Roger Hammond Roger Hammond Baker

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