The King’s Speech
The King’s Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist. After his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast. Principal photography took place in London and around Britain from November 2009 to January 2010. The film received many awards and nominations, particularly for Firth’s performance, which resulted in his first Oscar win for Best Actor.
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The King’s Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast. Principal photography took place in London and around Britain from November 2009 to January 2010. The film received many awards and nominations, particularly for Firth’s performance, which resulted in his first Oscar win for Best Actor. At the 83rd Academy Awards, The King’s speech received 12 Oscar nominations, more than any other film in that year, and subsequently won four, including Best Picture. It was widely praised by film critics for its visual style, art direction, screenplay, directing, score, and acting. Other commentators discussed the film’s representation of historical detail, especially the reversal of Winston Churchill’s opposition to abdication. It earned over £250 million internationally and was a major box office and critical success. It is the first time that the Queen has been portrayed by a male lead in a British film, and the only time that a female lead has been played by a British actor in a major British film since The Godfather (1941). The film was released in UK cinemas on 25 November 2010.
It has been released in US cinemas on 26 November 2010, and in the UK on 27 November 2010 and in Australia on 28 November. The UK release date for the US release of the film has yet to be announced, but it is expected to be in cinemas by the end of the year. The U.S. release date has not yet been announced, though it is rumoured that it will be in the spring of 2011. It will be released in the US on 26 November 2011, and it will also be shown in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands. The US release date is 28 November 2011. It will also appear in Australia and the UK in the summer of 2012, but the UK release dates have not been announced. The Australian release date will be 28 November 2012. The British release date, 28 November 2013, is the American release date and the French release date of 28 December 2013. The American release dates are 28 November 2014 and the British release dates, 28 December 2014. The French release the film on 29 November 2014, the German release date on 30 December 2014, as well as the UK Release Date on 30 November 2014. The UK Release date, 29 November 2015, is also the American Release Date. In the UK, the US Release Date, 29 December 2015, the French Release Date and the German Release Date are all the same. At the same time, the British Release Date is 29 November 2016, the Australian Release date is 29 December 2016.
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