The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George (1994)

PG-13December 28, 1994 (US)Comedy, Drama, History1 hour and 47 minutes
67%
User score

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

Description

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.

Nicholas Hytner
Director
Alan Bennett
Screenplay, Theatre Play

Actors

Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
George III
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Queen Charlotte
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Willis
Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf
Fitzroy
Amanda Donohoe
Amanda Donohoe
Lady Pembroke
Rupert Graves
Rupert Graves
Greville
Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer
Warren
Julian Wadham
Julian Wadham
Pitt
John Wood
John Wood
Thurlow
Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
Prince of Wales
Jim Carter
Jim Carter
Fox
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
Baker
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Shaps
Pepys
Selina Cadell
Selina Cadell
Mrs Cordwell
Paul Corrigan
Paul Corrigan
Braun
Matthew Lloyd Davies
Matthew Lloyd Davies
Papandick
Caroline Harker
Caroline Harker
Mrs Fitzherbert
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Duke of York
Struan Rodger
Struan Rodger
Dundas
Adrian Scarborough
Adrian Scarborough
Fortnum
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

$15,238,994

Keywords
husband wife relationshipbiographybased on true storybased on play or musicalparliamentmental illnessmental health18th centuryking of englandassassination attemptaristocracybritish monarchyself destructiveness