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The king's speech [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company and UK Film Council present ; in association with Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare, London Filmation Entertainment ; aSee-Saw Films/Bedlam Production ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin ; screenplay by David Seidler ; directed by Tom Hooper.

Contributor(s): Firth, Colin, 1960- | Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- | Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- | Pearce, Guy, 1967- | Spall, Timothy, 1957- | Jacobi, Derek | Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- | Andrews, Anthony, 1948- | Bloom, Claire, 1931- | Best, Eve, 1971- | Gambon, Michael.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2011]Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Uniform titles: King's speech (Motion picture). Subject(s): George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Drama | Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Drama | Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama | Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama | Speech disorders -- Patients -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372
Contents:
God save the King -- The "common colonial" -- Passage to England -- Growing pains -- Diagnosis -- Court dress with feathers -- The calm before the storm -- Edward VIII's 327 days -- In the shadow of the coronation -- After the coronation -- The path to war -- "Kill the Austrian house painter" -- Dunkirk and the dark days -- The tide turns -- Victory -- The last words.
Awards: Academy Awards, 2010: Best picture, best director, best leading actor (Firth), best screenplay.Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon.Summary: Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
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791.4372 KIN 2011 (Browse shelf) DVD 1 Available SOCIT,15003,01,GR 1000526034

Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.

Special features: Featured commentary with director Tom Hooper ; The king's speech: and inspirational story of an unlikely friendship ; Q & A with the director and cast ; Speeches from the real King George VI ; The real Lionel Logue ; The Stuttering Foundation (Public service announcement)

Based on the incredibly true story

God save the King -- The "common colonial" -- Passage to England -- Growing pains -- Diagnosis -- Court dress with feathers -- The calm before the storm -- Edward VIII's 327 days -- In the shadow of the coronation -- After the coronation -- The path to war -- "Kill the Austrian house painter" -- Dunkirk and the dark days -- The tide turns -- Victory -- The last words.

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon.

Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.

DVD, 16:9 widescreen

In English with optionally subtitled in English, Chinese, Malay.

Academy Awards, 2010: Best picture, best director, best leading actor (Firth), best screenplay.