The Madness of King George

Dec 28, 1994

1h 47m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

History

Production Companies

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Close Call Films

Film4 Productions

The Madness of King George Trailers

Cast

George III

Nigel Hawthorne

Queen Charlotte

Helen Mirren

Willis

Ian Holm

Fitzroy

Anthony Calf

Lady Pembroke

Amanda Donohoe

Greville

Rupert Graves

Warren

Geoffrey Palmer

Pitt

Julian Wadham

Thurlow

John Wood

Prince of Wales

Rupert Everett

Fox

Jim Carter

Baker

Roger Hammond

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5.9

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5.8

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4.0

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6.5

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6.2

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5.6

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