The Woman He Loved (1988)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writer:

William Luce

Stars:

Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Olivia de Havilland

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Andrews	...	Prince of Wales
Jane Seymour	...	Wallis Simpson
Olivia de Havilland	...	Aunt Bessie Merryman
Lucy Gutteridge	...	Thelma
Tom Wilkinson	...	Ernest Simpson
Julie Harris	...	Alice
Robert Hardy	...	Winston Churchill
Phyllis Calvert	...	Queen Mary
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mona Bruce	...	Mrs. Baldwin
Richenda Carey	...	Maud Kerr-Smiley
Elizabeth Counsell	...	Katherine Rogers
Susan Denaker	...	Connie Thaw
Rupert Frazer	...	Lord Perry Brownlow
Peter Graves	...	Lord Reith
John Horsley	...	Justice Sir John Hawke

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | 1920s | kilt | love affair | wedding | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

König ihres Herzens

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harlech Television (HTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Waller previously played Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) in Edward & Mrs. Simpson, which also dealt with the Edward VIII abdication crisis.

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Goofs

In one funeral flashback set in 1972, the coffin is carried in with the Duke of Windsor's flag, but the trumpeters have the "GR" cipher of George V, last used in 1936.

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Quotes

Wallis Simpson: I hope it doesn't rain and spoil everything.
Prince of Wales: I thought you like the rain.
Wallis Simpson: I was lying.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Bart the Murderer (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Rosalie"
(uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter

User Reviews

Rated Zzzz...

A bad rehashing of the Edward VIII story with Jane Seymour glamming it up. CBS wanted another "lavish" mini-series so they just $$$$ all over the place.

First they scored Anthony Andrews, Seymour's leading man from 1982's "The Scarlett Pimpernel" - they sparked well there, despite CBS' best efforts. Here, he doesn't act; he simply imitates Edward VIII - and badly. It's embarrassing to watch.

Then, they scored two other actors: Robert Hardy yet again reprising Winston Churchill - somebody had seen him in 1981's "Winston Churchill: the Wilderness Years." He was the man himself in that production; here we see him only sitting and painting.

And then - for me this was the corker - CBS got David Waller to reprise his role as Stanley Baldwin from "Edward & Mrs. Simpson" - the 1980 British production that did this story right the first time. I saw that one, that was meaty work for everybody involved; here, Waller looked like somebody who just found out he was at the wrong party.