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The Madness of King George

1994 107 min PG-13 Comedy · Drama · History

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

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.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner · Written by Alan Bennett

Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Anthony Calf, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Graves

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