The Madness of King George

Also Known As: La folie du roi George

Company: Samuel Goldwyn Company, The / Channel Four Films / Close Call Films

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Plot: A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.

Cast and Character: Nigel Hawthorne as King George III / Helen Mirren as Queen Charlotte / Ian Holm as Dr. Francis Willis / Rupert Graves as Robert Fulke Greville / Amanda Donohoe as Lady Elizabeth Pembroke / Rupert Everett as Prince of Wales / Julian Rhind-Tutt as Frederick, Duke of York / Julian Wadham as William Pitt Jr. / Jim Carter as Charles James Fox / Geoffrey Palmer as Warren / Charlotte Curley as Amelia / Anthony Calf as Fitzroy / Matthew Lloyd Davies as Papandick / Adrian Scarborough as Fortnum / Paul Corrigan as Braun

Trailer: n/A

Creators: n/A

Description: A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he ...

Directors: Nicholas Hytner

Genres: Biography / Comedy / Drama / History

Location: Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements

Opening Weekend: n/A

Poster: posters/0110428.jpg

Rating: 7.2

Release Date: 28 December 1994 (USA)

Runtime: 107 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: SDDS / Dolby SR

Tagline: His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.

Title: The Madness of King George

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110428/

Votes: 9,279

Writers: Alan Bennett / Alan Bennett

Year: 1994

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The Madness of King George got rated 7.2.

About the movie: A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.

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