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| Helena Bonham Carter | ... | ||
| Derek Jacobi | ... | ||
| Robert Portal | ... |
Equerry
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Richard Dixon | ... |
Private Secretary
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Paul Trussell | ... |
Chauffeur
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| Adrian Scarborough | ... |
BBC Radio Announcer
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| Andrew Havill | ... | ||
| Charles Armstrong | ... |
BBC Technician
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| Roger Hammond | ... | ||
| Geoffrey Rush | ... | ||
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Calum Gittins | ... |
Laurie Logue
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| Jennifer Ehle | ... | ||
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Dominic Applewhite | ... |
Valentine Logue
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Ben Wimsett | ... |
Anthony Logue
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England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as King George VI, but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extraordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. Written by Jwelch5742
What a wonderful performance! Compassion and clarity of vision, side by side. Colin Firth has been a favourite of mine since the e4xtraordinary "Apartment Zero' (1989) His maturity as an actor reflects his maturity as a person and how many times are we able to say that? Very few I'm afraid. What I thought I saw in him as an actor playing the zero of the title in "Apartment Zero" is here in spades. Wow! How rewarding! Here he's not alone. Goeffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce are all standouts and the stutter is just a device to show a whole picture. How strange we knew so little about this man. I guess Hitler got all the headlines. So from a historical perspective is also a feast of sorts. Bravo indeed!