The Madness of King George
- Released on
- Runtime
- 107 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Nigel Hawthorne
- Helen Mirren
- Ian Holm
- Anthony Calf
- Amanda Donohoe
- Rupert Graves
- Geoffrey Palmer
- Julian Wadham
- John Wood
- Rupert Everett
- Jim Carter
- Roger Hammond
- Cyril Shaps
- Selina Cadell
- Paul Corrigan
- Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Caroline Harker
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Struan Rodger
- Adrian Scarborough
- Barry Stanton
- Peter Woodthorpe
- Charlotte Curley
- Peter Bride-Kirk
- Eve Cadman
- Thomas Copeland
- Joanna Hall
- Cassandra Halliburton
- Russell Martin
- Natalie Palys
- David Leon
- Martin Julier
- Dan Hammond
- Nicholas Irons
- Nick Sampson
- Jeremy Child
- Nicholas Selby
- Janine Duvitski
- Iain Mitchell
- Celestine Randall
- Michael Grandage
- James Peck
- Clive Brunt
- Fergus Webster
- Barry Gillespie
- Joe Maddison
- Dermot Keaney
- Colin McPhillamy
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths
- Robert Swann
- Alan Bennett
Director
- Nicholas Hytner
Producers
- David Parfitt
- Stephen Evans
Screenwriter
- Alan Bennett
