The King's Speech
“Find your voice.”
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
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Cast
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Colin Firth
King George VI
Known for
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Bridget Jones's Diary
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Also in
The Monuments Men
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
Geoffrey Rush
Lionel Logue
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Book Thief
Helena Bonham Carter
Queen Elizabeth
Known for
Fight Club
Corpse Bride
Guy Pearce
King Edward VIII
Known for
Memento
Iron Man 3
Timothy Spall
Winston Churchill
Known for
The Last Samurai
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Michael Gambon
King George V
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sleepy Hollow
Jennifer Ehle
Myrtle Logue
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Lioness
Derek Jacobi
Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Known for
Gladiator
Tomb Raider
Freya Wilson
Princess Elizabeth
Known for
Jane Eyre
Ramona Marquez
Princess Margaret
Known for
Outnumbered
Arthur Christmas
Richard Dixon
Private Secretary
Known for
Taboo
Loki
Tom Hooper Director · David Seidler Screenplay Alexandre Desplat Composer
Worldwide gross $414M · Budget $15M · United States release November 26, 2010
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$414,211,549
Gross vs. budget
27.6×
Production
The Weinstein Company
Production · Studio · Distribution
UK Film Council
Production
Momentum Pictures
Production
Aegis Film Fund
Production
FilmNation Entertainment
Production
See-Saw Films
Production
Bedlam Productions
Production
Molinare Investment
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 6, 2010
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · November 26, 2010
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · January 7, 2011
Theatrical
United States
December 25, 2010 · Theatrical
April 1, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
December 23, 2010 · Theatrical
Bahamas
December 5, 2010 · Premiere · Bahamas International Film Festival
Belgium
February 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
February 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 11, 2011 · Limited theatrical
Bulgaria
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2010 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 22, 2010 · Theatrical
China
April 25, 2011 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
France
February 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
February 16, 2011 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
September 2, 2011 · Physical
Greece
December 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
India
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
February 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 5, 2011 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
September 15, 2011 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
April 28, 2013 · Theatrical · RTL 4
New Zealand
December 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Norway
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Peru
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 28, 2011 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
December 16, 2010 · Premiere · Barcelona
December 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 2011 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
February 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical · Italian
February 2, 2011 · Theatrical · French
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 12, 2010 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 21, 2010 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
Uruguay
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
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