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The King's Speech Cover Image DVD DVD

The King's Speech [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company and UK Film Council present ; in association with Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare, London Filmation Entertainment ; aSee-Saw Films/Bedlam Production ; produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin ; screenplay by David Seidler ; directed by Tom Hooper.

Summary:

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Featured commentary with director Tom Hooper ; The king's speech: and inspirational story of an unlikely friendship ; Q & A with the director and cast ; Speeches from the real King George VI ; The real Lionel Logue ; The Stuttering Foundation (Public service announcement)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; director of photography, Danny Cohen.
Participant or Performer Note:
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for some language.
System Details Note:
DVD, anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
In English with optional Spanish subtitles; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2010: Best picture, best director, best leading actor (Firth), best screenplay.
Subject: George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 > Drama.
Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 > Drama.
Speech therapists > Australia > Drama.
Speech therapy > Great Britain > Drama.
Speech disorders > Patients > Drama.
Genre: Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films > Australia.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.

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