The King's speech [videorecording] / the Weinstein Company and UK Film Council present ; in association with Momentum Pictures Aegis Film Fund Molinare, London FilmNation Entertainment ; a See-Saw Films/Bedlam Production ; a film by Tom Hooper.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Translated Title:
Le Discours du roi fre
Publisher:
UK Film CouncilSpeaking Film Productions ;
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
2 videodiscs (119 min.) : digital sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. Disc 1 includes feature commentary with director Tom Hooper. Disc 2 special features: The King's Speech, an Inspirational Story of an Unlikely Friendship ; Q & A with the director and the cast ; Speeches from the real King George VI ; The real Lionel Logue ; The Stuttering Foundation (public service announcement). LOCATED AT CIRCULATION DESK- PLEASE ASK FOR ASSISTANCE. Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Claire Bloom, Eve Best and Michael Gambon.
Summary:
After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of his brother King Edward VIII, Bertie, who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, arranges for her husband to see eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue. The King's Speech is an inspirational tale of one man's quest to find his voice, inspire his people, and rally the world.
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