The king's speech
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2011].
Language
English
ISBN
6314093007
UPC
013132313092

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
General Note
Special features: Featured commentary with director Tom Hooper ; The king's speech: and inspirational story of an unlikely friendship ; Q & A with the director and cast ; Speeches from the real King George VI ; The real Lionel Logue ; The Stuttering Foundation (Public service announcement)
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; director of photography, Danny Cohen.
Participants/Performers
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Andrews, Clair Bloom, Eve Best, Michael Gambon.
Description
The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some language.
System Details
DVD, anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
In English with optional Spanish subtitles; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2010: Best picture, best director, best leading actor (Firth), best screenplay.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Feature films
Fiction films.
George -- VI, -- King of Great Britain, -- 1895-1952 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Logue, Lionel, -- 1880-1953 -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Australia.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Motion pictures -- United States.
Speech disorders -- Patients -- Drama.
Speech therapists -- Australia -- Drama.
Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Firth, C., Rush, G., Bonham Carter, H., Pearce, G., Spall, T., Jacobi, D., Ehle, J., Andrews, A., Bloom, C., Best, E., Gambon, M., Canning, I., Sherman, E., Unwin, G., Seidler, D., Hooper, T., & Desplat, A. (2011). The king's speech . Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Colin Firth et al.. 2011. The King's Speech. Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Colin Firth et al.. The King's Speech Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Firth, Colin, et al. The King's Speech Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2011.

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