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Overview
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Writer:
Peter Morgan (written by)
Release Date:
17 February 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
The only thing more shocking than her crime was his crusade to free her.
Plot:
A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict. full summary | full synopsis
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Prisoner
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Murder
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House Of Lords
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Prime Minister
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Prison
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes.
Another 8 wins
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17 nominations
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(24 articles)
The King's Speech draws great British cast
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 5:28 AM, PST)
Majestic Cast Join Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
(From HeyUGuys. 14 November 2009, 1:11 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 5:28 AM, PST)
Majestic Cast Join Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
(From HeyUGuys. 14 November 2009, 1:11 PM, PST)
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Good vs evil - a question of faith.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lee Boardman | ... | Talk Show Host | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Lord Longford | |
| Tam Dean Burn | ... | Roy | |
| Lindsay Duncan | ... | Lady Elizabeth Longford | |
| Kate Miles | ... | Rachel Pakenham | |
| Sarah Crowden | ... | Lady Tree | |
| Robert Pugh | ... | Harold Wilson | |
| Caroline Clegg | ... | Longford's Secretary | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Myra Hindley | |
| Alex Blake | ... | Paddy Pakenham | |
| Roy Barber | ... | Father Kahle | |
| Ian Connaughton | ... | Reporter | |
| Charlotte West-Oram | ... | Downing Street Secretary (as Charlotte West Oram) | |
| Roy Carruthers | ... | Albany Prison Officer | |
| Andy Serkis | ... | Ian Brady |
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93 min
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To look as much as possible like the real Lord Longford, Jim Broadbent wore a prosthetic nose and chin that took two hours to apply each day. A prison guard who had known the real Lord Longford was once very startled when Broadbent entered the prison door in costume. To make himself walk very slowly and lamely when Longford sees Myra Hindley for the last time in the movie (when the character is 92 years old), Broadbent put small, painful stones inside his shoes.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Opening scene: clock in radio studio reads 2:17; radio host announces time check as 2:15. Same scene at end of movie: clock is the same, radio host's time check is 2:20.
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Quotes:
Ian Brady:
[Ian Brady walks into visiting room] Well, look who it is! Lord Porn! I told ye to leave her alone, Frank. And ye didn't. And now look: half the country has ye earmarked as her lackey, the other half as a gullible fool. So I'm gonna tell ye again. Nice and slowly, so ye don't forget it. Leave... Myra... Hindley... alone! Or she will do to you what she did to me. She will destroy you.
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Featured in The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV)
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This surely is one of the best made for TV dramas you are likely to see, superbly written and featuring a stunning performance from Jim Broadbent as Lord Longford. I had only ever regarded Longford as an eccentric old fool until watching this film which reveals what great humanity and compassion the man had. He finds Myra Hindley does not appear to be the monster the media built her up to be and Longford believes there may be some good in her but she is eventually shown to be as devious and manipulative as Ian Brady said she was. Brady is portrayed by Andy Serkis in a performance of incredibly raw and shocking power and you are left in no doubt that the only place for this dangerous man is behind bars, away from the public at large. It is only when Longford finds out he has been deceived that he finally listens to a copy of the infamous tape of the murders that has been sent to him anonymously through the post and thereafter he begins to question his own faith. Towards the end of both their lives Longford meets Hindley once more and in a truly shocking scene Hindley reveals her own spirituality and repentance, although not in the manner that he or anyone else could have expected. The film mixes documentary film with staged scenes to great effect and feels thoroughly authentic, capturing the era to perfection. I came away from this film feeling great admiration for this man, who may have been misled, but who only had good in his heart and did not know the meaning of hate.