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The Madness of King George

His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.

6.8(277)19941h 47m4

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.

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Released
Budget
—
Box office
$15.2M
Language
English
  • husband wife relationship
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • based on play or musical
  • parliament
  • mental illness
  • mental health
  • 18th century
  • king of england
  • assassination attempt
  • aristocracy
  • british monarchy

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1328 Dec 1994
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG24 Mar 1995
    • PhysicalPGDVD28 Jan 2002
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical122 Nov 1995
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical1528 Dec 1994
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical155 Apr 1997
  • SwedenSE

    • Physical1528 Dec 1994

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The Madness of King George was released on 28 December 1994.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    jw

    9/27/2022

    8/10

    As monarchs go, King George is of the better kind. He's gruff and has annoying quirks, but he cares for people and country. He's neither a cruel tyrant, nor a wasteful peacock - which the prince is. Trouble is, King George is not well any more. In his head. What we can diagnose to be likely porphyria today, was simply madness back then. The Madness of King George has its aspects of tragedy, family drama, intrig…

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    CinemaSerf

    8/26/2023

    7/10

    A little like Keith Michell in "Henry VIII and his Six Wives"; this was a role Nigel Hawthorne had perfected earlier (he won an Olivier award for the stage play) and so he took to the cinematic version like a duck to water. This telling of his "madness" is superb - ably reflecting the unpredictable and vacillating behaviour of the King in a plausible and engaging manner. Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren and Ian Holm lead…

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