The King's Speech (2010)

Director:

Tom Hooper

Writer:

David Seidler (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 December 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Tagline:

It takes leadership to confront a nation's fear. It takes friendship to conquer your own.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

King | Speech | King George VI | Speech Therapist | Britain

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 99 nominations

Cast

Colin Firth	...	King George VI
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Queen Elizabeth
Derek Jacobi	...	Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Robert Portal	...	Equerry
Richard Dixon	...	Private Secretary
Paul Trussell	...	Chauffeur
Adrian Scarborough	...	BBC Radio Announcer
Andrew Havill	...	Robert Wood
Charles Armstrong	...	BBC Technician
Roger Hammond	...	Dr. Blandine Bentham
Geoffrey Rush	...	Lionel Logue
Calum Gittins	...	Laurie Logue
Jennifer Ehle	...	Myrtle Logue
Dominic Applewhite	...	Valentine Logue
Ben Wimsett	...	Anthony Logue
Freya Wilson	...	Princess Elizabeth (the future Elizabeth II)
Ramona Marquez	...	Princess Margaret
David Bamber	...	Theatre Director
Jake Hathaway	...	Willie
Michael Gambon	...	King George V
Guy Pearce	...	King Edward VIII
Patrick Ryecart	...	Lord Wigram
Teresa Gallagher	...	Nurse
Simon Chandler	...	Lord Dawson
Claire Bloom	...	Queen Mary
Orlando Wells	...	George - Duke of Kent
Tim Downie	...	Henry - Duke of Gloucester
Dick Ward	...	Butler
Eve Best	...	Wallis Simpson
John Albasiny	...	Footman
Timothy Spall	...	Winston Churchill
Danny Emes	...	Boy in Regent's Park
Anthony Andrews	...	Stanley Baldwin
John Warnaby	...	Steward
Roger Parrott	...	Neville Chamberlain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dean Ambridge	...	Royal Marine (uncredited)
Michael Archer	...	Am Dram Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mihai Arsene	...	Romanian Dignitary (uncredited)
Max Callum	...	Royal Footman (uncredited)
James Currie	...	Binky (uncredited)
Graham Curry	...	Infantry (uncredited)
Filippo Delaunay	...	Undercook (uncredited)
Tony Earnshaw	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Adam Eveson	...	BBC Technician (uncredited)
Jensen Freeman	...	Bright Young (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sarah Molkenthin	...	House Maid (uncredited)
Martyn Moore	...	Pathe News Cameraman (uncredited)
Abbie Murison	...	Royal Maid (uncredited)
Pete Noakes	...	Passerby (uncredited)
Stuart Pollock	...	Lord Nelson Banks (uncredited)
Mary Robinson	...	Royal Nanny (uncredited)
George Rodd	...	MP Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Alex Sabga	...	Funeral Sailor (uncredited)
Harry Sims	...	BBC Technician / Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Sweeney	...	BBC Technician (uncredited)
Sean Talo	...	BBC Technician / Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Hooper

Writing credits
David Seidler		(screenplay)

Produced by
Paul Brett	....	executive producer
Iain Canning	....	producer
Charles Dorfman	....	associate producer
Simon Egan	....	co-producer
Mark Foligno	....	executive producer
Peter Heslop	....	co-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

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Danny Cohen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tariq Anwar

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Eve Stewart

Art Direction by
David Hindle		(supervising art director)
Leon McCarthy

Set Decoration by
Judy Farr

Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan

Makeup Department
Karen Cohen	....	hair stylist
Karen Cohen	....	makeup artist
Nana Fischer	....	hair stylist
Nana Fischer	....	makeup artist
Clarice Gill	....	hair trainee
Clarice Gill	....	make up trainee
Paul Gooch	....	makeup artist
Frances Hannon	....	hair designer
Frances Hannon	....	makeup designer
Camilla Kirk-Reynolds	....	makeup artist
Camilla Kirk-Reynolds	....	makeup trainee
Kristyan Mallett	....	prosthetic supplier
Sharon O'Brien	....	makeup crowd supervisor
Catherine Elizabeth Smith	....	crowd hair stylist: dailies
Zoey Stones	....	crowd makeup artist

Production Management
David Bell	....	unit manager
Erica Bensly	....	unit production manager
Jeff Maynard	....	executive in charge of post-production
Alan Pritt	....	post-production manager
Emma Zee	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Biggam	....	crowd third assistant director
Heidi Gower	....	third assistant director
Martin Harrison	....	first assistant director
Guy Heeley	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robyn Henderson	....	daily crowd assistant director
Julie Heskin	....	crowd second assistant director
Ian Hughes	....	daily crowd assistant director
Liam Lock	....	third assistant director
Andrew Mannion	....	daily crowd assistant director
Gemma Morton	....	third assistant director: crowd
Chris Stoaling	....	second assistant director
Andy Young	....	daily crowd assistant director
Jhonny Zurita	....	additional assistant director: dailies (uncredited)

Art Department
Corina Burrough	....	production buyer
Julia Castle	....	art department co-ordinator
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster
Alan Chesters	....	construction manager
Henry Gallagher	....	stand-by painter
Kate Halsall	....	portrait artist
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
David Ned Kelly	....	stand-by carpenter
Amy Merry	....	graphic artist
Mitch Niclas	....	chargehand standby props
Camise Oldfield	....	art department assistant
Eva Onsrud	....	art department trainee
Eva Onsrud	....	set decorating assistant
Emma Weaver	....	art department trainee
Emma Weaver	....	set decorating assistant
Rebecca White	....	art department trainee (as Rebecca Walker)
Karl Wilson	....	drapemaster
Wyn Jenkins	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Joe Carey	....	cable person
Philip Clements	....	assistant sound editor
Naomi Dandridge	....	adr mixer
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist
Nick Foley	....	adr mixer
Michael Fowler	....	adr mixer
Jim Goddard	....	sound effects editor
Chris Goodes	....	adr mixer
Paul Hamblin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Catherine Hodgson	....	sound effects editor
Martin Jensen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dash Mason-Malik	....	sound assistant: dailies
John Midgley	....	production sound mixer
Forbes Noonan	....	adr mixer
Forbes Noonan	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Mike Reardon	....	boom operator
Andre Schmidt	....	dialogue editor
Ric Schnupp	....	adr recordist
Martin Seeley	....	sound mixer: second unit
Matthew Skelding	....	dialogue editor
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator
Catherine Thomas	....	foley editor
Catherine Thomas	....	foley recordist
Virginia Thorn	....	assistant dialogue editor
Lee Walpole	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
James Davis III	....	special effects technician
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor
Jamie Weguelin	....	special effects floor supervisor

Visual Effects by
Phil Attfield	....	visual effects supervisor
Derek Bird	....	visual effects supervisor
Neil Cunningham	....	visual effects supervisor
Steve Dellerson	....	executive producer: Look FX
Fawnda Denham	....	visual effects line producer
Kelly Fischer	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects, Inc.
Joss Flores	....	digital compositor
Duncan Holland	....	visual effects coordinator
Thomas M. Horton	....	visual effects supervisor
Marc Hutchings	....	compositor: Molinare
Ilamuruguselvan	....	digital compositor
Pratik Kalbende	....	compositor
Simon Kilroe	....	visual effects artist
Danny S. Kim	....	visual effects artist
Nik Martin	....	2D lead
Rick McMahon	....	visual effects artist
Alasdair McNeill	....	compositor
Molinare	....	visual effects
Sanjiv Naik	....	compositing supervisor
Sanjiv Naik	....	visual effects artist
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor
Zissis Papatzikis	....	visual effects
Hanuman Patel	....	digital compositor
Anil Rawat	....	digital compositor
Ranadheer Reddy	....	compositing supervisor
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Serdar Simga	....	lead matte painter
Shaikh Sohel	....	matchmover
Paul Stemmer	....	visual effects editor
Ben Sumner	....	digital compositor
Suchita Suryamurty	....	visual effects production manager
Viral Thakkar	....	CG supervisor
Melinka Thompson-Godoy	....	visual effects producer: Look FX
Ashok Uchil	....	visual effects artist
Audrius Urbonavicius	....	digital matte painter
Anthony Webb	....	visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Byrne	....	first assistant camera
Abigail Catto	....	second assistant camera
Guy Cope	....	electrical rigger
Martyn Culpan	....	video assistant
Elliot Dupuy	....	central loader
Max Glickman	....	second assistant camera
Leigh Gold	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Hyde	....	electrician
Lizzie Kelly	....	video assist operator
Will Kendal	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Martin Kenzie	....	director of photography: second unit
Oliver Loncraine	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Nathan Mann	....	focus puller: second unit
Guy McCormack	....	video operator: VFX unit
Paul McGeachan	....	gaffer
Joe McGee	....	practical electrician
Zac Nicholson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Zac Nicholson	....	steadicam operator
Gary Parnham	....	second unit electrician
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Neil Tomlin	....	crane technician: dailies

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Kharmel Cochrane	....	casting assistant
Robert Sterne	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucille Acevedo-Jones	....	costume assistant
Tim Aslam	....	head crowd fitter
Alison Beard	....	assistant costume designer
Jason Gill	....	crowd costume assistant
Katie Hill	....	principal costumier
Jenna McGranaghan	....	costume assistant
Linda O'Reilly	....	costumer
David Otzen	....	principal set costumer
Marco Scotti	....	costume supervisor
Fola Solanke	....	costume assistant
Sally Turner	....	assistant costume designer
Kat Willis	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Mike Andrews	....	digital film technician
Siobhan Boyes	....	post-production coordinator
Michelle Cort	....	digital film technician
Tim Drewett	....	digital film technician
François Kamffer	....	digital intermediate technician
Steve Knight	....	di technician
Connan McStay	....	on-line editor
Jeff Smithwick	....	color timer
Gareth Spensley	....	colorist
Gemma Townsend	....	digital intermediate technician
Tony Tromp	....	assistant editor
Jamie Welsh	....	digital intermediate technician
Andy Richards	....	digital intermediate consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
David Arch	....	musician: piano (as Dave Arch)
John Barrett	....	assistant score mixing engineer
Jean-Pascal Beintus	....	orchestrator
Nicolas Charron	....	orchestrator
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Peter Cobbin	....	score mixer
Peter Cobbin	....	score recordist
Terry Davies	....	conductor
Alexandre Desplat	....	conductor
Alexandre Desplat	....	orchestrator
Xavier Forcioli	....	music score coordinator
Isobel Griffiths	....	Orchestra Contractor
Gerard McCann	....	supervising music editor
Sylvain Morizet	....	orchestrator
Paul Pritchard	....	assistant scoring engineer
Maggie Rodford	....	music supervisor
Helen Yates	....	assistant music supervisor

Transportation Department
Paul Allen	....	unit driver
Lee Isgar	....	driver: Geoffrey Rush
Carl Isherwood	....	transportation captain: facilities
Kevin Jones	....	facility driver
Simon Jones	....	transportation captain
David O'Donoghue	....	driver to Tom Hooper
Harry Taylor	....	driver: ms helena bonham carter

Other crew
Dana Archer	....	public relations
Tom Asquith	....	standby assistant location manager
Nick Atkinson	....	creative editor: uk film council
Danielle Bennett	....	crowd runner
Katherine Bridle	....	production executive: See-Saw Films
David Broder	....	location manager
Alastair Bruce	....	military and ceremonial advisor
Francesca Budd	....	assistant to director
James 'Fingers' Buxton	....	additional location assistant
Shoky Carter	....	runner
Isabel Chick	....	production accountant: Prescience
Peter Clark	....	first assistant accountant
Emma Davie	....	unit publicist
Rebecca Davis	....	assistant location manager
Cathy Doubleday	....	script supervisor
Peter Eardley	....	post production accountant
Edwin Field	....	military advisor
Fiona Garland	....	production coordinator
Marilyn Goldsworthy	....	production accountant
Charlie Hayes	....	additional location assistant
Joel Hills	....	production assistant
Jonathan Houston	....	assistant production coordinator
Lee Isgar	....	assistant: Geoffrey Rush
Gleb Kaminer	....	adr voice
Matthew Lawson	....	assistant accountant
Jamie Lengyel	....	location manager
Philip Lobban	....	location scout
Mark Logue	....	Logue family consultant
Andrew Mackie	....	production executive
Scarlett Mackmin	....	choreographer
Teresa Mahoney	....	stand-in
Richard Manlove	....	stand-in
Stefano Margaritelli	....	production assistant
Barry May-Leybourne	....	health and safety advisor
M.J. McMahon	....	film executive
Steve Milne	....	director: Molinare London
Tariq Mirza	....	production legal
Steve Morphew	....	stand-in: Geoffrey Rush
Sarah Parfitt	....	delivery paperwork coordinator
Ian Pearce	....	cast security
Lindsey Powell	....	location assistant
Lucas Saunal	....	location assistant
Camilla Stephenson	....	location scout
Tom Stourton	....	location scout
Neil Swain	....	dialect coach
Paul Tomlinson	....	location assistant
Hugo Vickers	....	historical advisor
Jessica Cameron	....	utility stand in/runner (uncredited)

Thanks
Edwin Morris Hooper	....	dedicated to the memory of
Andrew Mackie	....	special thanks
Albert Martinez Martin	....	special thanks
Richard Payten	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• UK Film Council (presents)
• Momentum Pictures (in association with)
• Aegis Film Fund (in association with)
• Molinare Investment (as Molinare, London) (in association with)
• FilmNation Entertainment (in association with)
• See-Saw Films (as See Saw Films)
• Bedlam Productions (as Bedlam)

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2011) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Diamond Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2011) (Finland) (theatrical) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
• GAGA (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Transmission (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Transmission (2010) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Cascade Film (2010) (Russia) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2011) (Spain) (DVD)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand) (all media)
• Kino Swiat (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paris Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2010) (Romania) (all media)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects (special thanks)
• Molinare Studio (visual effects) (as Molinare, London)
• Pixion

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Aegis Film Fund  funding
• Aslan Charles Kousetta  legal services (for Molinare)
• Bonded Services  film storage
• Boom  sound post-production (as Boom Post)
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Elstree Film & Television Studios  movie studio
• Eurosafety (DDA Fire)  fire and safety
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Fujifilm - Motion Picture Film  motion picture film supplied by
• HireWorks  Lightworks editing systems
• Imperial Personal Management  casting services
• Janet Howe Casting & Modelling Agency  extras casting
• Lightworks  edited on
• Molinare Studio  digital intermediate (as Molinare, London)
• Molinare Studio  funding
• Molinare Studio  post-production
• Pepper Sound  ADR Recording Facility
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Sound One  adr recording: New York
• Soundfirm  adr recording: Australia (as Soundfirm, Melbourne)
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by
• UK Film Council  funding
• West Trend Apartments  accommodation agent

Also Known As:

"El discurso del rey" - Colombia (imdb display title), Mexico (imdb display title), Peru (imdb display title), Spain (imdb display title), Spain (Castilian title) (imdb display title)
"O Discurso do Rei" - Brazil (imdb display title), Portugal (imdb display title)
"Ο Λόγος του Βασιλιά" - Greece
"Король говорит!" - Russia
"Речта на краля" - Bulgaria (Bulgarian title)
"A király beszéde" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Discursul regelui" - Romania (imdb display title)
"Eikokuou no spîchi" - Japan (imdb display title)
"El Discurso del Rey" - Argentina (imdb display title)
"El discurs del rei" - Spain (Catalan title)
"El discurso del Rey" - Uruguay (imdb display title)
"Il discorso del re" - Italy (imdb display title)
"Jak zostac królem" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Kongens store tale" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Kongens tale" - Norway (imdb display title)
"Konungsræðan" - Iceland (imdb display title)
"Králova rec" - Slovakia (imdb display title)
"Kraljev govor" - Serbia
"Kraljev govor" - Croatia (imdb display title)
"Kraljev govor" - Slovenia (imdb display title)
"Kuninkaan puhe" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Le discours d'un roi" - France (imdb display title)
"Mepis sitkva" - Georgia (imdb display title)
"Neum ha'meleh" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"O logos tou vasilia" - Greece (imdb display title)
"The King's Speech - Die Rede des Königs" - Germany (DVD title)
"Zoraki Kral" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Japan:PG-12 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:M | Chile:TE | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Singapore:PG | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Peru:PT | Finland:K-3 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:12A (re-rating after appeal) | USA:R | USA:PG-13 (edited version)

Filming Locations:

33 Portland Place, Marylebone, London, England, UK

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

While preparing the film, the production knew that having some key cast would help the movie get made. They convinced someone who lived near actor Geoffrey Rush to put the script in his letterbox, against industry practice. It included a note apologizing for the unsolicited delivery, and explained that they were desperate for him to know the script existed. Rush read the script and agreed to do the film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a brief scene at the end of the film, a group of soldiers are listening to the speech as broadcast. They're wearing the cap badge of The Queen's Regiment, but the badge is the pre-1922 pattern, a paschal lamb with 'The Queen's' scrolled beneath. That changed in 1922, to a larger paschal lamb with no scroll.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Title Card:1925 / King George V reigns over a quarter of the world's people. He asks his second son, the Duke of York, to give the final closing speech at the Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London.

Movie Connections:

References The Queen (2006)

Soundtrack:

Piano Concerto No 5, Op. 73 ('Emperor') in E-Flat Major: II. Adagio un Poco Mosso

Another brilliant biopic about King George VI

I saw this movie at Ryerson Theater during the Toronto International Film Festival among many other movie's this one really acquired my attention , wonder if it was for Colin Firth or Tom Hooper's writing. This is a moving tale about a king's obligation and deep friendship toward the nation he loved. The screenplay by David Seidler is genuine and clever... Colin Firth as the king is utterly dazzling and doesn't stop to amaze us movie by movie , like last year's A Single Man his performance has good chance to end at the Oscar race this year. Geoffrey Rush had one of the movie's well written role as the Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue , his acting is splendid! Tom Hooper did an remarkable work , every detail of the movie is memorable On the whole this movie is a bright , smart and impressive picture.