The Madness of King George

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-12-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (11500 Reviews)

Director:

Nicholas Hytner

Genres:

Biography Comedy Drama

Cast:

Rupert Graves Helen Mirren Amanda Donohoe Charlotte Curley

Writer:

Alan Bennett (play)

Alan Bennett (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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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