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The Madness of King George

Release Date:December 28, 1994

Running Time:107 min

Genres:Drama, Comedy, History

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Cast

Nigel Hawthorne Helen Mirren Ian Holm Anthony Calf Amanda Donohoe Rupert Graves Geoffrey Palmer Julian Wadham John Wood Rupert Everett Jim Carter Roger Hammond

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Synopsis

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.

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