Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
The story
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.
- husband wife relationship
- biography
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- parliament
- mental illness
- mental health
- 18th century
- king of england
- assassination attempt
The bill
- Amanda Donohoe — Lady Pembroke
- Rupert Graves — Greville
- Geoffrey Palmer — Warren
- Julian Wadham — Pitt
- John Wood — Thurlow
- Rupert Everett — Prince of Wales
- Jim Carter — Fox
- Roger Hammond — Baker
- Cyril Shaps — Pepys
- Selina Cadell — Mrs Cordwell
- Paul Corrigan — Braun
- Directed
- Nicholas Hytner
- Written
- Alan Bennett
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 272 ratings
- Studio
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Close Call Films, Film4 Productions
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