Additional information for The King's Speech, which has a domestic theatrical release set for November 24, 2010. The film is being distributed by The Weinstein Company and has not yet been rated. The King's Speech has a total running time of 118 minutes.
12A
UK
PG-13
USA
18
Malaysia
G
Canada
12A
Ireland
M
Australia
PG-12
Japan
7
Switzerland
M
New Zealand
TE
Chile
M/12
Portugal
PG
Singapore
12
Brazil
Atp
Argentina
Btl
Sweden
o.Al.
Germany
IIB
Hong Kong
12
South Korea
AL
Netherlands
G
Philippines
PT
Peru
K-3
Finland
T
Italy
118min
El discurso del rey
Chile
El discurso del rey
Colombia
El discurso del rey
Mexico
El discurso del rey
Peru
El discurso del rey
Spain
El discurso del rey
Spain
Kraljev govor
Croatia
Kraljev govor
Serbia
Kraljev govor
Slovenia
O Discurso do Rei
Brazil
O Discurso do Rei
Portugal
Ο Λόγος του Βασιλιά
Greece
Король говорит!
Russia
Речта на краля
Bulgaria
A király beszéde
Hungary
Discursul regelui
Romania
Eikokuou no spîchi
Japan
El Discurso del Rey
Argentina
El discurs del rei
Spain
El discurso del Rey
Uruguay
Il discorso del re
Italy
Jak zostac królem
Poland
Kongens store tale
Denmark
Kongens tale
Norway
Konungsræðan
Iceland
Králova rec
Slovakia
Kuninkaan puhe
Finland
Le discours d'un roi
France
Mepis sitkva
Georgia
Neum ha'meleh
Israel
O logos tou vasilia
Greece
The King's Speech - Die Rede des Königs
Germany
Zoraki Kral
Turkey
September 06, 2010
USA
September 10, 2010
Canada
October 07, 2010
USA
October 08, 2010
USA
October 21, 2010
UK
November 04, 2010
UK
November 05, 2010
USA
November 26, 2010
USA
December 05, 2010
Bahamas
December 12, 2010
United Arab Emirates
December 16, 2010
Greece
December 16, 2010
Spain
December 22, 2010
Canada
December 22, 2010
Spain
December 23, 2010
Australia
December 24, 2010
USA
December 26, 2010
New Zealand
January 07, 2011
Ireland
January 07, 2011
UK
January 21, 2011
Estonia
January 21, 2011
Finland
January 21, 2011
Lithuania
January 21, 2011
Uruguay
January 27, 2011
Israel
January 27, 2011
Slovenia
January 28, 2011
Iceland
January 28, 2011
Italy
January 28, 2011
Poland
January 29, 2011
Sweden
February 02, 2011
France
February 03, 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 03, 2011
Hungary
February 04, 2011
Sweden
February 10, 2011
Argentina
February 10, 2011
Portugal
February 10, 2011
Singapore
February 11, 2011
Brazil
February 11, 2011
Norway
February 16, 2011
Germany
February 17, 2011
Germany
February 17, 2011
Indonesia
February 17, 2011
Malaysia
February 17, 2011
Netherlands
February 17, 2011
Peru
February 18, 2011
Colombia
February 18, 2011
Mexico
February 18, 2011
Turkey
February 23, 2011
Belgium
February 24, 2011
Kazakhstan
February 24, 2011
Kuwait
February 24, 2011
Russia
February 25, 2011
Bulgaria
February 25, 2011
Venezuela
February 26, 2011
Japan
February 28, 2011
Serbia
March 03, 2011
Denmark
March 03, 2011
Hong Kong
March 04, 2011
Taiwan
April 01, 2011
USA
May 11, 2011
Philippines
October 27, 2011
Japan
November 04, 2011
Netherlands
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The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
The film opens with Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), known to his wife and family as "Bertie" (Colin Firth), the second son of King George V, speaking at the close of the 1925 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, with his wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) by his side. His stammering speech visibly unsettles the thousands of listeners in the audience. The prince tries several unsuccessful treatments and gives up, until the Duchess persuades him to see Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian speech therapist.In their first session, Logue requests that they address each other by their Christian names, a breach of royal etiquette: Logue tells the prince that he will be calling him Bertie from now on. At first, Bertie is reluctant to receive treatment, but Logue bets Bertie a shilling that he can read perfectly at that very moment, and gives him Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy to read aloud, with music blaring so that he can't hear himself. Logue records Bertie's reading on a gramophone record, but convinced that he has stammered throughout, Bertie leaves in a huff, declaring his condition "hopeless." Logue gives him the recording as a keepsake.Some years later, after Bertie's father, King George V (Michael Gambon), makes his 1934 Christmas address, he explains to his son the importance of broadcasting for the modern monarchy in a perilous international situation. He declares that Bertie's older brother, David, Prince of Wales, will bring ruin to the family and the country when he ascends the throne, and demands that Bertie train himself to fill in, beginning by reading his father's speech into a microphone for practice. After an agonizing attempt to do so made worse by his father's coaching, Bertie plays Logue's recording and hears himself reciting Shakespeare fluently, amazing both himself and the Duchess.Bertie returns to Logue's treatment, where they work together on muscle relaxation and breath control, as Logue gently probes the psychological roots of the stammer, much to the embarrassment of the standoffish Bertie. Nevertheless, Bertie reveals some of the pressures of his childhood, among them his strict father; the repression of his natural left-handedness; a painful treatment with metal splints for his knock-knees; a nanny who favoured his elder brother, going so far as deliberately pinching Bertie at the daily presentations to their parents so that he would cry and his parents would not want to see him; unbelievably, not feeding him adequately ("It took my parents three years to notice," says Bertie); and the death in 1919 of his little brother, Prince John. As the treatment progresses, Lionel and Bertie become friends and confidants.On 20 January 1936, King George V dies, and David, Prince of Wales (Guy Pearce) ascends the throne as King Edward VIII. However, David wants to marry Wallis Simpson (Eve Best), an American divorcée and socialite, which would provoke a constitutional crisis--the sovereign, as head of the Church of England, may not marry a divorced person.At a party in Balmoral Castle, Bertie points out that David cannot marry Wallis. David accuses his brother of a medieval-style plot to usurp his throne, citing Bertie's speech lessons as an attempt to groom himself. Bertie is tongue-tied at the accusation, whereupon David resurrects his childhood taunt of "B-B-B-Bertie."At his next treatment session, Bertie has not forgotten the incident. After he briefs Logue on the extent of David's folly with Wallis Simpson, Logue insists that Bertie could be king. Outraged, Bertie accuses Logue of treason and mocks Logue's failed acting career and humble origins, causing a rift in their friendship.When King Edward VIII does in fact abdicate to marry, Bertie becomes King George VI. Feeling overwhelmed by his accession, the new king realises that he needs Logue's help, and he and the queen visit the Logues' residence to apologise. Lionel's wife is stunned to meet the royals in their modest home. When the king insists that Logue be seated in the king's box during his May 1937 coronation in Westminster Abbey, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Cosmo Lang (Derek Jacobi) questions Logue's qualifications. This prompts another confrontation between the king and Logue, who explains that he never claimed to be a doctor and had only begun practicing speech therapy by informal treatment of shell-shocked soldiers in the last war. When the king still isn't convinced of his own strengths, Logue sits in St. Edward's Chair dismissing the Stone of Scone as a trifle, whereupon the king remonstrates with Logue for his disrespect. The king then realises that he is as capable as those before him.In September 1939, shortly after the United Kingdom's declaration of war with Germany, George VI summons Logue to Buckingham Palace to prepare for his radio address to the country. As the king and Logue move through the palace to a tiny studio, Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall) reveals to the king that he, too, had once had a speech impediment but found a way to use it to his advantage. The king delivers his speech as if to Logue alone, who coaches him through every moment. Afterwards, the king steps onto the balcony of the palace with his family, where thousands cheer and applaud him.A final title card explains that during the many speeches King George VI gave during World War II (1939-1945), Logue was always present. Logue and the king remained friends, and "King George VI made Lionel Logue a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1944. This high honour from a grateful King made Lionel part of the only order of chivalry that specifically rewards acts of personal service to the Monarch."
Tom Hooper
Director(s)
David Seidler
Writer(s)
Paul Brett
executive producer
Iain Canning
producer
Charles Dorfman
associate producer
Simon Egan
co-producer
Mark Foligno
executive producer
Peter Heslop
co-producer
Peter Heslop
line producer
Phil Hope
co-executive producer
Geoffrey Rush
executive producer
Lisbeth Savill
co-executive producer
Emile Sherman
producer
Deepak Sikka
co-executive producer
Tim Smith
executive producer
Gareth Unwin
producer
Bob Weinstein
executive producer
Harvey Weinstein
executive producer
Producer(s)
Alexandre Desplat
Composer(s)
King George VI
Colin Firth
Queen Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter
Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Derek Jacobi
Equerry
Robert Portal
Private Secretary
Richard Dixon
Chauffeur
Paul Trussell
BBC Radio Announcer
Adrian Scarborough
Robert Wood
Andrew Havill
BBC Technician
Charles Armstrong
Dr. Blandine Bentham
Roger Hammond
Lionel Logue
Geoffrey Rush
Laurie Logue
Calum Gittins
Myrtle Logue
Jennifer Ehle
Valentine Logue
Dominic Applewhite
Anthony Logue
Ben Wimsett
Princess Elizabeth
Freya Wilson
Princess Margaret
Ramona Marquez
Theatre Director
David Bamber
Willie
Jake Hathaway
King George V
Michael Gambon
King Edward VIII
Guy Pearce
Lord Wigram
Patrick Ryecart
Nurse
Teresa Gallagher
Lord Dawson
Simon Chandler
Queen Mary
Claire Bloom
Duke of Kent
Orlando Wells
Duke of Gloucester
Tim Downie
Butler
Dick Ward
Wallis Simpson
Eve Best
Footman
John Albasiny
Winston Churchill
Timothy Spall
Boy in Regent's Park
Danny Emes
Stanley Baldwin
Anthony Andrews
Steward
John Warnaby
Neville Chamberlain
Roger Parrott
Royal Marine (uncredited)
Dean Ambridge
Am Dram Stage Manager (uncredited)
Michael Archer
Romanian Dignitary (uncredited)
Mihai Arsene
Royal Footman (uncredited)
Max Callum
Binky (uncredited)
James Currie
Director(s)
Writer(s)
executive producer
Iain Canning
producer
Charles Dorfman
associate producer
Simon Egan
co-producer
Mark Foligno
executive producer
Peter Heslop
co-producer
Peter Heslop
line producer
Phil Hope
co-executive producer
Geoffrey Rush
executive producer
Lisbeth Savill
co-executive producer
Emile Sherman
producer
Deepak Sikka
co-executive producer
Tim Smith
executive producer
Gareth Unwin
producer
Bob Weinstein
executive producer
Harvey Weinstein
executive producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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