The King's Speech (2010)

R11/26/2010Drama, History1h 58m
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Find your voice.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Colin Firth

    King George VI

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    Geoffrey Rush

    Lionel Logue

  3. Cast 1

    Helena Bonham Carter

    Queen Elizabeth

  4. Cast 1

    Guy Pearce

    King Edward VIII

  5. Cast 1

    Timothy Spall

    Winston Churchill

  6. Cast 1

    Michael Gambon

    King George V

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    Jennifer Ehle

    Myrtle Logue

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    Derek Jacobi

    Archbishop Cosmo Lang

  9. Freya Wilson

    Princess Elizabeth

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" sets up a chat with speech therapist Lionel Logue (Rush) and he, having no idea who she really is, only agrees to see him if he comes to his consulting room. Unfamiliar with the backchat, but impressed b...