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The king's speech

Canning, Iain. (Added Author). Sherman, Emile. (Added Author). Unwin, Gareth. (Added Author). Seidler, David. (Added Author). Hooper, Tom, 1972- (Added Author). Firth, Colin, 1960- (Added Author). Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- (Added Author). Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- (Added Author). Pearce, Guy, 1967- (Added Author). Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- (Added Author). Gambon, Michael. (Added Author). Jacobi, Derek. (Added Author). Spall, Timothy, 1957- (Added Author). Andrews, Anthony, 1948- (Added Author). Cohen, Danny. (Added Author). Anwar, Tariq. (Added Author). Desplat, Alexandre. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). UK Film Council. (Added Author). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall, Anthony Andrews. (Cast).

Summary: The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 Blu-ray disc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2011, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Audio commentary with director Tom Hooper ; making-of featurette; Q&A with the director & cast ; original speeches by King George VI ; The Real Lionel Logue highlights.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Participant or Performer Note: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall, Anthony Andrews.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for some language.
British Columbia Film classification rating - PG.
System Details Note:
Blu-ray disc, region 1; widescreen.
This is a Blu-ray disc and will not play in a standard DVD player.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English with optional subtitles in Spanish ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2011: Best Picture ; Best director (Hooper) ; Best actor (Firth) ; Best original screenplay
Golden Globe Awards, 2011: Best actor (Firth)
Director's Guild of America Awards, 2011: Outstanding directorial achievement in motion pictures
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2011: Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture ; Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role

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Subject: George -- VI, King of Great Britain -- 1895-1952 -- Drama
Logue, Lionel -- 1880-1953 -- Drama
DVD-Video discs
Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama
Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama
Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Blu-ray discs.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.

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