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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

Nicholas Hytner

Director

David Parfitt

Producer

Tariq Anwar

Editor

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Alex Bailey

Still Photographer

Keith Hamshere

Still Photographer

Danny Skundric

Dressing Prop

Doug Purdy

Props

Malcolm Benstead

Standby Property Master

David Crozier

Production Sound Mixer

Jean Bourne

Script Supervisor

John Fenner

Art Direction

Alan Bennett

Theatre Play

Martin Childs

Supervising Art Director

Dennis Bosher

Draughtsman

Sue Honeyborne

Costume Supervisor

Victoria Harwood

Costume Assistant

Stephen Evans

Producer

Celestia Fox

Casting

Paul Garner

Storyboard Artist

David Toft

Video Assist Operator

Jim Beeby

Gaffer

Anthony Brookman

Wardrobe Master

Frank Simon

Costume Assistant

Mark Thompson

Costume Design

Mark Cooper

Line Producer

Carolyn Scott

Set Decoration

Ronnie Rampton

Best Boy Electrician

Jean Sheffield

Foley Artist

Stephen Miles

Costume Assistant

Danny Young

Electrician

Steve Pokol

Costume Assistant

Nigel Kirton

Steadicam Operator

Clive Copland

Sound Engineer

Finn McGrath

Second Assistant Director

Sabrina Lamonica

Art Department Assistant

Roy Baker

Foley Artist

Mary Soan

First Assistant Director

Mark Raggett

Standby Art Director

Patricia Vanover

First Assistant Camera

Pat Gilbert

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Jamie Wilkinson

Property Master

Stuart Renfrew

Third Assistant Director

Philip Hill

Camera Trainee

Christopher Lloyd

First Assistant Editor

Paul Wood

Electrician

Anna Kot

Costume Mistress

Mike House

Grip

George White

Electrician

John Casali

Sound Recordist

Vivien Jordan

Production Coordinator

Irene Bohan

Assistant Costume Designer

Graham Parrow

Assistant Foley Artist

Leith Boler

Property Buyer

Miles Barton

Researcher

Jane Clark

Storyboard Artist

Elaine 'Chucks' Thomas

Assistant Sound Editor

Rachel Neale

Location Manager

Liz Barron

Controller

Christopher Ackland

Supervising Sound Editor

John Turner

Electrician

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jane Henwood

Art Department Assistant

John Siddall

Draughtsman

Adrian Trent

Assistant Editor

Jim Shields

Dialogue Editor

Stan Fiferman

Foley Editor

Jim Parker

Standby Property Master

Nick Penn

Second Assistant Camera

Dominic Lester

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eliza Thompson

Music Supervisor

Nicholas Kraemer

Conductor

Lisa Westcott

Hair Designer

Helen Barrett

Makeup Artist

Lisa Westcott

Makeup Designer

Keith Grant

Music

Deborah Taylor

Assistant Makeup Artist

Maurice Jones

Property Master

Ken Adam

Production Design