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The Madness of King George

19946.8 / 10107 min

Comedy, Drama, History

Overview

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

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

George III

Helen Mirren

Queen Charlotte

Ian Holm

Willis

Anthony Calf

Fitzroy

Amanda Donohoe

Lady Pembroke

Rupert Graves

Greville

Geoffrey Palmer

Warren

Julian Wadham

Pitt

John Wood

Thurlow

Rupert Everett

Prince of Wales

Jim Carter

Fox

Roger Hammond

Baker

Cyril Shaps

Pepys

Selina Cadell

Mrs Cordwell

Paul Corrigan

Braun

Matthew Lloyd Davies

Papandick

Caroline Harker

Mrs Fitzherbert

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Duke of York

Struan Rodger

Dundas

Adrian Scarborough

Fortnum

Barry Stanton

Sheridan

Peter Woodthorpe

Clergyman

Charlotte Curley

Amelia

Peter Bride-Kirk

Royal Child

Eve Cadman

Royal Child

Thomas Copeland

Royal Child

Joanna Hall

Royal Child

Cassandra Halliburton

Royal Child

Russell Martin

Royal Child

Natalie Palys

Royal Child

David Leon

Footman

Martin Julier

Footman

Dan Hammond

Footman

Nicholas Irons

Footman

Nick Sampson

Sergeant at Arms

Jeremy Child

Black Rod

Nicholas Selby

Speaker

Janine Duvitski

Margaret Nicholson

Iain Mitchell

Farmer

Celestine Randall

Lady Adam

Michael Grandage

Amputee

James Peck

Willis' Attendant

Clive Brunt

Willis' Attendant

Fergus Webster

Willis' Attendant

Barry Gillespie

Willis' Attendant

Joe Maddison

Willis' Attendant

Dermot Keaney

Footman

Colin McPhillamy

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Robert Swann

1st MP

Alan Bennett

2nd MP

Crew

David Parfitt

Producer

Nicholas Hytner

Director

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Tariq Anwar

Editor

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

Alex Bailey

Still Photographer

Keith Hamshere

Still Photographer

Danny Skundric

Dressing Prop

Doug Purdy

Props

Malcolm Benstead

Standby Property Master

Jim Parker

Standby Property Master

Jamie Wilkinson

Property Master

Mark Thompson

Costume Design

Alan Bennett

Theatre Play

Stephen Evans

Producer

Mark Cooper

Line Producer

Celestia Fox

Casting

Martin Childs

Supervising Art Director

David Crozier

Production Sound Mixer

Rachel Neale

Location Manager

Jean Bourne

Script Supervisor

Liz Barron

Controller

Vivien Jordan

Production Coordinator

Finn McGrath

Second Assistant Director

Mary Soan

First Assistant Director

Stuart Renfrew

Third Assistant Director

John Fenner

Art Direction

Mark Raggett

Standby Art Director

Carolyn Scott

Set Decoration

Leith Boler

Property Buyer

Jane Clark

Storyboard Artist

Paul Garner

Storyboard Artist

Miles Barton

Researcher

Jane Henwood

Art Department Assistant

John Siddall

Draughtsman

Dennis Bosher

Draughtsman

Sabrina Lamonica

Art Department Assistant

Patricia Vanover

First Assistant Camera

Nick Penn

Second Assistant Camera

Mike House

Grip

Nigel Kirton

Steadicam Operator

David Toft

Video Assist Operator

Philip Hill

Camera Trainee

Christopher Lloyd

First Assistant Editor

Adrian Trent

Assistant Editor

Christopher Ackland

Supervising Sound Editor

Elaine 'Chucks' Thomas

Assistant Sound Editor

Jim Beeby

Gaffer

Ronnie Rampton

Best Boy Electrician

Danny Young

Electrician

John Turner

Electrician

George White

Electrician

Paul Wood

Electrician

Irene Bohan

Assistant Costume Designer

Sue Honeyborne

Costume Supervisor

Anthony Brookman

Wardrobe Master

Jim Shields

Dialogue Editor

Pat Gilbert

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Stan Fiferman

Foley Editor

Graham Parrow

Assistant Foley Artist

Roy Baker

Foley Artist

Jean Sheffield

Foley Artist

Dominic Lester

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Casali

Sound Recordist

Clive Copland

Sound Engineer

Anna Kot

Costume Mistress

Victoria Harwood

Costume Assistant

Steve Pokol

Costume Assistant

Stephen Miles

Costume Assistant

Frank Simon

Costume Assistant

Lisa Westcott

Makeup Designer

Lisa Westcott

Hair Designer

Deborah Taylor

Assistant Makeup Artist

Helen Barrett

Makeup Artist

Eliza Thompson

Music Supervisor

Nicholas Kraemer

Conductor

Maurice Jones

Property Master

Keith Grant

Music

Ken Adam

Production Design