The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast upon Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1939. Seidler read about George VI's life after learning to manage a stuttering condition he developed during his own youth. He started writing about the relationship between the therapist and his royal patient as early as the 1980s, but at the request of the King's widow, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, postponed work until her death in 2002. He later rewrote his screenplay for the stage to focus on the essential relationship between the two protagonists.
| Director | Tom Hooper |
| Produced by | Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin |
| Screenplay by | David Seidler |
| Starring | Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar |
| Production, company | UK Film Council, Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare, London, FilmNation Entertainment, See-Saw Films, Bedlam Productions |
| Distributed by | Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom), Paramount Pictures (Australia and New Zealand) |
| Released | September 6, 2010 (Telluride Film Festival), December 23, 2010 (Australia), January 7, 2011 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $427.4 million |
| Netflix ID | 70135893 |
About The King's Speech
A prince must become King, but he has a troubling stammer. His wife then hires a speech therapist and actor to help turn things around.
Achievement of The King's Speech
The film won four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
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Latest information about The King's Speech updated on July 28 2021.
