The King's Speech Plot
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.
Box Office
Budget :
$15 mn
Box Office :
$414.2 mn
The King's Speech Cast
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as King George VI -
as Lionel Logue -
as Queen Elizabeth -
as King Edward VIII -
as Winston Churchill -
as King George V -
as Myrtle Logue -
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang -
as Princess Elizabeth -
as Princess Margaret
The King's Speech Latest Trailers
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Official Trailer
User Review
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At the official closing of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, addresses the crowd with a strong stammer. His search for treatment has been discouraging, but his wife, Elizabeth, persuades him to see the Australian-born Lionel Logue, a non-medically trained Harley Street speech defects therapist. "Bertie", as he is called by his family, believes the first session is not going well, but Lionel, who insists that all his patients address him as such, has his potential client recite Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy while hearing classical music played on a pair of headphones. Bertie is frustrated at the... |
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