The Madness of King George (1994)

6.8/10 • 107 min • Comedy Drama History

Overview

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

Nigel Hawthorne

George III

Helen Mirren

Queen Charlotte

Ian Holm

Willis

Anthony Calf

Fitzroy

Amanda Donohoe

Lady Pembroke

Rupert Graves

Greville

Geoffrey Palmer

Warren

Julian Wadham

Pitt

John Wood

Thurlow

Rupert Everett

Prince of Wales

Jim Carter

Fox

Roger Hammond

Baker

Cyril Shaps

Pepys

Selina Cadell

Mrs Cordwell

Caroline Harker

Mrs Fitzherbert

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Duke of York

Struan Rodger

Dundas

Adrian Scarborough

Fortnum

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