The Madness of King George
Dec 28 1994
•2h 47m
•Comedy, Drama, History
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
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Nigel Hawthorne
George III
Helen Mirren
Queen Charlotte
Ian Holm
Willis
Anthony Calf
Fitzroy
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