| Uniform Title |
King's speech (Motion picture : 2010) |
| Title |
The king's speech. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2011. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (114 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DVD 8784. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. |
| "Based on a true story" -- Cover. |
| Special features: Audio commentary with director Tom Hooper ; Behind the scenes of The king's speech ; The personal diaries: an interview with Mark Logue ; King George VI archive: Speeches ; BBC America special: Q&A ; Production sketches from production designer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Tom Hooper ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin ; screenplay by David Seidler. |
| Performers |
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon. |
| Summary |
The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9 ; 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
In English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Awards note |
Academy Awards, 2011: Best picture, best director, best leading actor, best screenplay. |
| Subjects |
George -- VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Drama |
| Logue, Lionel, -- 1880-1953 -- Drama |
| Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama |
| Speech therapists -- Drama |
| Speech therapy -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
Biographical films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Firth, Colin, 1960- actor. |
| Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- actor. |
| Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- actor. |
| Pearce, Guy, 1967- actor. |
| Spall, Timothy, 1957- actor. |
| Jacobi, Derek actor. |
| Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- actor. |
| Andrews, Anthony, 1948- actor. |
| Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor. |
| Best, Eve, 1971- actor. |
| Gambon, Michael actor. |
| Seidler, David screenwriter. |
| Hooper, Tom, 1972- director. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Andrews, Anthony, 1948- .
- Best, Eve, 1971- .
- Bloom, Claire, 1931- .
- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- .
- Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- .
- Firth, Colin, 1960- .
- Gambon, Michael .
- Hooper, Tom, 1972- .
- Jacobi, Derek .
- Pearce, Guy, 1967- .
- Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- .
- Seidler, David .
- Spall, Timothy, 1957- .
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