The King's Speech

<p>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 stammer 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 through war.
The King's Speech (2010)
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Country UK | Australia | USA
Year 2010
Genre Drama | History
Tagline When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could.
Plot

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 stammer 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 through war.
Trivia The film was originally rated 15 by the BBFC, for 17 occurrences of the word "fuck", but on appeal this was reduced to 12A, with the information "Contains strong language in a speech therapy context". This extended the controversy started a few weeks earlier when Made in Dagenham (2010) was assigned a 15 certificate solely for 19 occurrences of the word "fuck" in casual speech.
Goofs Continuity: During the scene when Queen Elizabeth first engages Logue in his office, her veil is down in every take but one, when it suddenly appears flipped up, and then is back down in the next take.

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