The Madness of King George
His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.
6.8(261) 1994-12-28 107 minComedyDramaHistory
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.
DirectorNicholas Hytner
ProducerDavid Parfitt
Original Music ComposerGeorge Fenton
ScreenplayAlan Bennett
ProducerStephen Evans
Cast & characters
Nigel Hawthorne
as George III
Helen Mirren
as Queen Charlotte
Ian Holm
as Willis
Anthony Calf
as Fitzroy
Amanda Donohoe
as Lady Pembroke
Rupert Graves
as Greville
Geoffrey Palmer
as Warren
Julian Wadham
as Pitt
John Wood
as Thurlow
Rupert Everett
as Prince of Wales
Jim Carter
as Fox
Roger Hammond
as Baker
Cyril Shaps
as Pepys
Selina Cadell
as Mrs Cordwell
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Paul Corrigan
as Braun
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Matthew Lloyd Davies
as Papandick
Caroline Harker
as Mrs Fitzherbert
Julian Rhind-Tutt
as Duke of York
Struan Rodger
as Dundas
Adrian Scarborough
as Fortnum
Barry Stanton
as Sheridan
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Peter Woodthorpe
as Clergyman
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Charlotte Curley
as Amelia
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Peter Bride-Kirk
as Royal Child
