The Madness of King George (Original title)The Madness of George III (Working title)The Madness of King George III (Alternative title)The Madness of George the Third (Help search title)
Dates: 1994 (Copyright), 24 March 1995 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirector: Nicholas Hytner
Synopsis: Adaptation of Alan Bennett's stage play "The Madness of George III", set in England in 1788. When the king falls ill and behaves in an increasingly eccentric manner, doctors vie with each other to diagnose and treat his condition. Pitt, the prime minister fears that his government will fall if the monarch is declared unfit to rule. His rival, the Whig leader, Fox has the support of the Prince of Wales who wishes to be proclaimed Regent. Eventually, a physician reputed to be able to treat illnesses of the mind, is engaged to oversee the king's treatment away from the court, and some improvement is evident. When Queen Charlotte smuggles herself into her husband's chamber, she warns him what is at stake. He pulls himself together and hurries to Westminster to prove that he has recovered.
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820), Hanoverian Britain (1714-1837), Mental disorders
Releases
Date: 24 March 1995Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby / Stereo / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 110 mins 22 secs - Length: 9932 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Dates: 1994 (Copyright), 24 March 1995 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirector: Nicholas Hytner
Synopsis: Adaptation of Alan Bennett's stage play "The Madness of George III", set in England in 1788. When the king falls ill and behaves in an increasingly eccentric manner, doctors vie with each other to diagnose and treat his condition. Pitt, the prime minister fears that his government will fall if the monarch is declared unfit to rule. His rival, the Whig leader, Fox has the support of the Prince of Wales who wishes to be proclaimed Regent. Eventually, a physician reputed to be able to treat illnesses of the mind, is engaged to oversee the king's treatment away from the court, and some improvement is evident. When Queen Charlotte smuggles herself into her husband's chamber, she warns him what is at stake. He pulls himself together and hurries to Westminster to prove that he has recovered.
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820), Hanoverian Britain (1714-1837), Mental disorders
Releases
Date: 24 March 1995Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby / Stereo / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 110 mins 22 secs - Length: 9932 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Credits
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©: Mad George Films Ltd, ©: The Samuel Goldwyn Company, A Close Call Films production: Close Call Films, For: The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Channel Four, Presents: The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Presents: Channel Four Films, Produced by: Stephen Evans, Produced by: David Parfitt, Line Producer: Mark Cooper, Production Co-ordinator: Vivien Jordan, Financial Controller: Liz Barron, Location Manager: Rachel Neale, 2nd Unit Director: Tariq Anwar, 1st Assistant Director: Mary Soan, 2nd Assistant Director: Finn McGrath, 3rd Assistant Director: Stuart Renfrew, Co-3rd Assistant Director: Paul Higgins, Jeremy Murrell, Script Supervisor: Jean Bourne, Casting Director: Celestia Fox, Casting Assistant: Sasha Robertson, Screenplay by: Alan Bennett, Based on his stage play 'The Madness of George III': Alan Bennett, Director of Photography: Andrew Dunn, [Camera] Operator - 2nd Unit: Trevor Coop, [Camera] Operator - 2nd Unit: Mike Frift, Ian Jackson, Steadicam Operator: Nigel Kirton, 1st Assistant Camera: Patricia Van Over, 2nd Assistant Camera: Nick Penn, Focus Puller - 2nd Unit: Steve Brooke-Smith, Focus Puller - 2nd Unit: Brad Larner, Simon Mills, Clapper Loader - 2nd Unit: David Cozens, Gaffer: Jim Beeby, Best Boy: Ronnie Rampton, Electrician: John Turner, Electrician: George White, Electrician: Paul Wood, Electrician: Danny Young, Grip: Mike House, Video Operator: David Toft, Still Photographer: Alex Bailey, Keith Hamshere, Visual Effects by: VistaVision, VistaVision (Visual Effects): Kent Houston, VistaVision (Visual Effects): Nigel Stone, Jonathan Taylor, Snow Effects: Snow Business, Snow Effects Supervisor: Dave Crownshaw, Special Effects: Vendetta FX, Editor: Tariq Anwar, 1st Assistant Editor: Christopher Lloyd, 2nd Assistant Editor: Adrian Trent, Production Designer: Ken Adam, Supervising Art Director: Martin Childs, Art Director: John Fenner, Standby Art Director: Mark Raggett, Set Decorator: Carolyn Scott, [Art Department] Researcher: Miles Barton, Draughtsman: Dennis Bosher, Draughtsman: John Siddall, Storyboard Artist: Jane Clark, Storyboard Artist: Paul Garner, Production Buyer: Leith Boler, Property Master: Maurice Jones, Dressing Propsman: Danny Skundric, Standby Propsman: Malcolm Benstead, Jim Parker, Props Storeman: Doug Purdy, Propman: Jamie Wilkinson, Art Department Assistant: Jane Henwood, Art Department Assistant: Sabrina Lamonica, Costume Designer: Mark Thompson, Assistant Costume Designer: Irene Bohan, Costume Supervisor: Sue Honeyborne, Costume Assistant: Victoria Harwood, Costume Assistant: Steve Pokol, Costume Assistant: Stephen Miles, Costume Assistant: Frank Simon, Wardrobe Master: Anthony Brookman, Wardrobe Mistress: Anna Kot, Hair and Make-up Designer: Lisa Westcott, Make-up Artist: Helen Barrett, Make-up Artist: Françoise Cresson, Make-up Artist: Helen Johnson, Special Make-up Effects: Stuart Conran, Senior Make-up Assistant: Deborah Taylor, Title Design: Shaun Webb Design, Optical/Digital Effects: Peerless Camera Company, Main Title Opticals: Peter Govey Film Opticals, Music Adapted by: George Fenton, [Music Adapted] From the Works of: GF Handel, Director of Baroque Orchestra: Nicholas Kraemer, Orchestrations: George Fenton, Music Supervisor: Eliza Thompson, Music Pre-production: Adrian Thomas, Synthesisers: Adrian Thomas, Music Recorded by: Keith Grant, Music Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios, Musicians Contractor: Isobel Griffiths, Production Sound Mixer: David Crozier, Sound Recordist: John Casali, Sound Atmospheres Supplied by: Richard Margoschis, Sound Maintenance Engineer: Clive Copland, Re-recording Mixer: Robin O'Donoghue, Re-recording Mixer: Dominic Lester, Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Ackland, Assistant Sound Editor: Elaine Thomas, Dialogue Editor: Jim Shields, Assistant Dialogue Editor: Pat Gilbert, Foley Artist: Roy Baker, Foley Artist: Jean Sheffield, Foley Editor: Stan Fiferman, Assistant Foley Editor: Graham Farrow, Stunt Co-ordinator: Wayne Michaels, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gareth Milne, Military Adviser: Andrew Fox, Horse Co-ordinator: Debbie Kaye, Dave Goodey, Publicist: Peter Thompson, Filmed at: Shepperton Studios
Cast
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Nigel Hawthorne (George III), Helen Mirren (Queen Charlotte), Ian Holm (Dr Willis), Anthony Calf (Fitzroy), Amanda Donohoe (Lady Pembroke), Rupert Graves (Greville), Geoffrey Palmer (Warren), Julian Wadham (Pitt), John Wood (Lord Thurlow), Rupert Everett (Prince of Wales), Jim Carter (Charles Fox), Roger Hammond (George Baker), Cyril Shaps (Lucas Pepys), Selina Cadell (Mrs Cordwell), Paul Corrigan (Braun), Matthew Lloyd Davies (Arthur Papandick), Caroline Harker (Mrs Fitzherbert), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Duke of York), Struan Rodger (Dundas), Adrian Scarborough (Fortnum), Barry Stanton (Sheridan), Peter Woodthorpe (clergyman), Charlotte Curley (Amelia), Peter Bride-Kirk, Eve Cadman, Thomas Copeland, Joanna Hall, Cassandra Halliburton, Russell Martin, Natalie Palys (Royal child), David Leon, Martin Julier, Dan Hammond, Nick Irons (footman), Nick Sampson (sergeant at arms), Jeremy Child (Black Rod), Nicholas Selby (speaker), Janine Duvitski (Margaret Nicholson), Iain Mitchell (farmer), Celestine Randall (Lady Adam), Michael Grandage (amputee), James Peck, Clive Brunt, Fergus Webster, Barry Gillespie, Joe Maddison (Willis's attendant), Dermot Keaney (footman), Collin Johnson, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (MP), Robert Swann (1st MP), Alan Bennett (2nd MP)