The king's speech [videorecording].
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FilmPublisher number: DVD 8784 | ParamountLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Australia : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment (Australasia), c2011Description: 1 DVD-video (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: King's speech (Motion picture) Subject(s): George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Drama | Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Drama | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama | Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama | Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama | Kings and rulers | Biographical films | Historical films | Feature filmsDDC classification: 791.43/72 Production credits: Directed by Tom Hooper.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: " Prince Albert, "Bertie" (Academy Award winner Colin Firth), was the second son of King George V and so never destined to rule. But after the passing of his father and the scandalous abdication of his brother, Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie suddenly finds himself facing accession to the crown and leadership of an Empire on the verge of war.Bertie has been crippled by a debilitating speech impediment since he was very young and in the age of radio and with his country in need of a leader. Bertie's wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, realises her husband needs help. It is through her search that Bertie arrives at the office of Lionel Logue (Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush), an eccentric Australian speech therapist with unorthodox techniques.After a rough start, Bertie and the Speech Therapist delve into the treatment and so begins a most remarkable relationship between the two men. With the support of Logue and his family, the new King will overcome his stammer, find his voice and deliver a radio address that will unite a nation"--Container.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Audio Commentary with Director Tom Hooper ; Behind the Scenes of The King's Speech ; The Personal Diaries: An interview with Mark Logue, Lionel Logue, Lionel Logue's Grandson and Co-Author (with Peter Conradi) of The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy ; Production Sketches from the Academy Award Nominated Production Designer Eve Stewart ; King George VI Archive: Pre-War Speech - Radio Broadcast (Declaration of War - September 3, 1939) - Post-War Speech - on Film: V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) ; BBC America Special: Q&A with Tom Hooper, Claire Bloom, Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter and Colin Firth.
Directed by Tom Hooper.
Rated: M.
DVD ; Region 4.
In English. English audio description and optional English descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired.
" Prince Albert, "Bertie" (Academy Award winner Colin Firth), was the second son of King George V and so never destined to rule. But after the passing of his father and the scandalous abdication of his brother, Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie suddenly finds himself facing accession to the crown and leadership of an Empire on the verge of war.Bertie has been crippled by a debilitating speech impediment since he was very young and in the age of radio and with his country in need of a leader. Bertie's wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, realises her husband needs help. It is through her search that Bertie arrives at the office of Lionel Logue (Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush), an eccentric Australian speech therapist with unorthodox techniques.After a rough start, Bertie and the Speech Therapist delve into the treatment and so begins a most remarkable relationship between the two men. With the support of Logue and his family, the new King will overcome his stammer, find his voice and deliver a radio address that will unite a nation"--Container.
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon.
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