The Madness of King George Soundtrack

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner
Actors: Rupert Graves, Helen Mirren, Amanda Donohoe, Charlotte Curley
Production: MGM
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 18 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
89
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
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PG-13
Year:
1994
110 min
1,890 Views


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1Prelude1:24
2The Concert2:53
3We Have No Time1:49

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. He was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with the Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full-time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968. His work includes The Madness of George III and its film adaptation, the series of monologues Talking Heads, play and subsequent film of The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh. more…

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