The King's Speech

2010 118 min ★ 7.7 Drama, History

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

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Cast

Colin Firth

King George VI

Geoffrey Rush

Lionel Logue

Helena Bonham Carter

Queen Elizabeth

Guy Pearce

King Edward VIII

Timothy Spall

Winston Churchill

Michael Gambon

King George V

Jennifer Ehle

Myrtle Logue

Derek Jacobi

Archbishop Cosmo Lang

Freya Wilson

Princess Elizabeth

Ramona Marquez

Princess Margaret

Details

Director

Tom Hooper

Screenplay

David Seidler

Tagline

"Find your voice."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$414,211,549

Production

The Weinstein Company, UK Film Council, Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare Investment, FilmNation Entertainment, See-Saw Films, Bedlam Productions

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

November 26, 2012

★ 9/10

Round movie: good story, great cast, impressive stage and fantastic performances. It has it all.

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John Chard

August 2, 2019

★ 10/10

The gift of cinema does credit to the gift of speech. The King's Speech is directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. It stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi & Michael Gambon. Music is by Alexandre Desplat and photography is by Danny Cohen. The idea for the film came about after Seidler read about how King George VI (Firth) ov...

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CinemaSerf

April 1, 2024

★ 7/10

Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth make for quite a pairing in this touching drama of King George VI and his speech impediment. Being called upon for public speaking only increased the anxiety of the then Duke of York (Firth) and so his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) decided that there had to be a better way to treat her husband than sticking an handful of marbles in this mouth. She, as "Mrs. Johnson" set...