The big winner at the 2011 Academy Awards (Best Film, Actor, Director and Screenplay), The King's Speech stars Helena Bonham...
The big winner at the 2011 Academy Awards (Best Film, Actor, Director and Screenplay), The King's Speech stars Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth, Colin Firth as King George VI, and also starring Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce and Michael Gambon.
Tells the story of King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be King, he engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue (Rush). Through his friendship with Logue, George finds his voice and confidence, and leads Britain into World War II.
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94 %305 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %144,950 reviewsAudience score rating
"While far from easy, both roles provide a delightful opportunity for Firth and Rush to poke a bit of fun at their profession."
Variety"If The King’s Speech doesn’t bring him the Oscar he just missed for that role, it’ll be a royal scandal."
Total Film"That film does have its attractions, notably in its two solid leads and standout support from Mr. Pearce."
The New York Times"This handsome movie about the abdication crisis and George VI's stammer is a clever anti-Pygmalion"
The Guardian"What we have here is a superior historical drama and a powerful personal one."
Roger Ebert"The piano refrain that opens The King’s Speech tells you to expect a film that prizes respectability above all else. And yet almost imperceptibly, something shifts in Tom Hooper’s period comedy."
Little White Lies"It perhaps started with "The Queen," continued with "Young Victoria" and now achieves the most intimate glimpse inside the royal camp to date with The King's Speech."
Hollywood Reporter"Think the blazing joys of "Chariots Of Fire" where the race is to the end of a sentence. Can it be that the British are coming?"
Empire Magazine"The King's Speech wins out with vivid dialogue and great cast"
Christchurch PressThe King's Speech | Details
Award winner- Winner of Best Film, Director, Actor (Colin Firth) and Screenplay at the 2011 Academy Awards. Winner of 7 BAFTA Awards 2011 including Best Film, Best Actor (Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Rush) and Best Screenplay. Winner for Best Actor, Drama (Firth) at the 2011 Golden Globes. Audience Award winner at Toronto Film Festival 2010.
- Runtime
- 118
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK, Australia
