The Madness of King George

The crown has always been hereditary, but sanity isn’t. In 1788 a king’s erratic behavior triggers a succession crisis when his physicians bungle mercury enemas and oat gruel. The royal family scrambles to keep the throne while the patient simply keeps raving about gooseberries.

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Nicholas Hytner directed The Madness of King George in 1994. See Nicholas Hytner's full filmography, where to start with Nicholas Hytner, or where to go after you've seen everything by Nicholas Hytner.

The Madness of King George was released in 1994 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.