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The Madness of King George (1994)

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

Aging King George III of England 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 and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Nicholas Hytner
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    George III Nigel Hawthorne
  • Profile picture of Helen Mirren
    Queen Charlotte Helen Mirren
  • Profile picture of Ian Holm
    Willis Ian Holm
  • Profile picture of Anthony Calf
    Fitzroy Anthony Calf
  • Profile picture of Amanda Donohoe
    Lady Pembroke Amanda Donohoe
  • Profile picture of Rupert Graves
    Greville Rupert Graves
  • Profile picture of Geoffrey Palmer
    Warren Geoffrey Palmer
  • Profile picture of Julian Wadham
    Pitt Julian Wadham

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  • based on play or musical
  • parliament
  • mental illness
  • mental health
  • 18th century
  • king of england
  • assassination attempt
  • aristocracy
  • british monarchy
  • self destructiveness