An outstanding film, worthy of the hype and the seven Golden Globe nominations. An atmospheric and convincing story of how King George VI, who became king when his older brother Edward abdicated rather than hide his love for Wallace Simpson, overcame his stutter with the help of an Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue, who became his friend. The performances, writing, directing, and music are all top drawer. The audience I saw it with today applauded at the end. See it.Rated R for some language. 118 minutes. Tom Hooper - Director, David Seidler - Writer (screenplay), Iain Canning - Producer, Emile Sherman - Producer, Gareth Unwin - Producer, Danny Cohen - Cinematographer, Alexandre Desplat - Composer, Eve Stewart - Production Designer, Tariq Anwar - Editor. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.
Principal actors: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter.
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