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The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George (1994)

Comedy, Drama, Historical, Biographical | UK, United States

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Film4 | Monday 4 March 2024 | 18:50

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Rating: 7.2/10

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SYNOPSIS

Aging King George III of England (Sir Nigel Hawthorne) is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte (Dame Helen Mirren) and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger (Julian Wadham) attempt to prevent the King's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales (Rupert Everett), from usurping the throne.

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Writer: Alan Bennett

Producer: Neville Bardoliwalla, Mark Cooper

RUNTIME: 110 min

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