The King’s Speech

Theatrical - Limited 2010-11-24

Cast Colin Firth Helena Bonham Carter Geoffrey Rush Guy Pearce Timothy Spall
Directed by Tom Hooper
Written by David Seidler

Genres: Biography Drama

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Based on the true story of the Queen of England’s father and his remarkable friendship with maverick Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue THE KING’S SPEECH stars Academy Award nominee Colin Firth (A Single Man) as King George VI, who unexpectedly becomes... See more King when his brother Edward abdicates the throne. Academy Award Winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine) stars as Logue, the man who helps the King find a voice with which to lead the nation into war.

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Posted 15 years ago

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Posted 15 years ago

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Posted 15 years ago

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Posted 15 years ago

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Posted 15 years ago

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Speech cast fills out

Posted 16 years ago

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Posted 17 years ago

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