The king's speech
Type
Label
The king's speech
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRA
Main title
The king's speech
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
118
Summary
Based on the true story of the Queen of England's father and his remarkable friendship with maverick Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue The King's Speech stars Academy Award nominee Colin Firth (A Single Man) as King George VI, who unexpectedly becomes King when his brother Edward abdicates the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, he engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue (played by Academy Award Winner Geoffrey Rush). Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Logue helps the king find a voice with which he will boldly lead the nation into war
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Subject
Content
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