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W.E. -- A two-tiered romantic drama focusing on the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
W.E. -- Clip: Wallly And Evgeny
W.E. -- Clip: Wallis And Edward

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Director:
Madonna
Writers:
Madonna (written by) &
Alek Keshishian (written by)
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Release Date:
20 January 2012 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Drama | History | Romance See more »
Plot:
The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Abbie Cornish ... Wally Winthrop

Andrea Riseborough ... Wallis Simpson

James D'Arcy ... Edward

Oscar Isaac ... Evgeni

Richard Coyle ... William Winthrop

David Harbour ... Ernest

James Fox ... King George V

Judy Parfitt ... Queen Mary

Haluk Bilginer ... Mohamed Al-Fayed

Geoffrey Palmer ... Stanley Baldwin

Natalie Dormer ... Elizabeth

Laurence Fox ... Bertie
Douglas Reith ... Lord Brownlow

Katie McGrath ... Lady Thelma

Christina Chong ... Tenten
Nick Smithers ... Major Fruity Metcalfe
Damien Thomas ... George

Liberty Ross ... Connie Thaw

Ryan Hayward ... Win Spencer

Charlotte Comer ... Lady Alexandra

Duane Henry ... Dwayne / Security Guard

Anna Skellern ... Daphne

Penny Downie ... Dr. Vargas
David Redden ... Auctioneer

Alberto Vazquez ... Victor (as Alberto Vasquez)
Nicole Harvey ... Nicola
Daniel André Pageon ... Servant
Hywel Morgan ... Journalist

Patricia Stark ... Newscaster

Annabelle Wallis ... Arabella Green
Audrey Brisson ... Marie
Emily Denniston ... Sotheby's Intern

Suzanne Bertish ... Lady Cunard

Ben Willbond ... Equerry

Leigh Zimmerman ... East Side Woman
David Collins ... Male Guest

Linda Glick ... Woman Getting Taxi
Gil Cohen-Alloro ... Hotel Clerk (as Gil Cohen Allono)
Stephen Jones ... Royal Milliner
James McNeill ... Sotheby's Staffer
Lisa Gherari ... Secretary
Vincent Montuel ... Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Jay Alexander ... Security Guard (uncredited)
Sian Angharad Anthony ... French Maid (uncredited)

Catherine Balavage ... Woman (uncredited)

Nicholas Blatt ... Edwards Butler (uncredited)

Dj Nino Carta ... Street performer (uncredited)

Charles Chaplin ... The Tramp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luc Eden ... Security Guard (uncredited)

Jensen Freeman ... Pug Owner (uncredited)

Geovanni Gopradi ... Sotheby's Bidder (uncredited)
Austin Hardiman ... Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Molkenthin ... Pregnant Miners Wife (uncredited)

Olan Montgomery ... Auction Guest (uncredited)
Martin Poole ... Footman (uncredited)
Melisanne Russo ... Pug Owner (uncredited)
Jason Vendryes ... Chief of Security (uncredited)
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Directed by
Madonna 
 
Writing credits
Madonna (written by) &
Alek Keshishian (written by)

Produced by
Chris Bongirne .... line producer: New York
Cleone Clarke .... associate producer
Scott Franklin .... executive producer
Donna Gigliotti .... executive producer
Madonna .... producer
Kris Thykier .... producer
Colin Vaines .... co-producer
Harvey Weinstein .... executive producer
Nigel Wooll .... line producer
Sara Zambreno .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Abel Korzeniowski 
 
Cinematography by
Hagen Bogdanski (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Danny Tull  (as Danny B. Tull)
 
Casting by
Elaine Grainger 
Lucinda Syson 
 
Production Design by
Martin Childs 
 
Art Direction by
Steven Lawrence (senior art director)
Mark Raggett (supervising art director)
Molly Sole 
Sarah Stuart 
 
Set Decoration by
Celia Bobak 
 
Costume Design by
Arianne Phillips 
 
Makeup Department
Gina Brooke .... makeup artist: Abbie Cornish, NY
Zoe Brown .... crowd hair stylist
Zoe Brown .... crowd makeup artist
Lizzie Lawson .... hair artist (as Lissi Lawson Zeiss)
Lizzie Lawson .... makeup artist (as Lizzi Lawson Zeiss)
Marc Pilcher .... hair stylist
Alex Rouse .... wigmaker
Jenny Shircore .... hair designer
Jenny Shircore .... makeup designer
Colin Wyatt .... hair stylist
Eldo Ray Estes .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Barrie Gower .... prosthetic makeup sculptor (uncredited)
Sarah Kelly .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Chris Lyons .... special effects teeth (uncredited)
Theresa Marra-Siliceo .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Christopher Milone .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Robin Pritchard .... special effect makeup daily (uncredited)
Rosemary Redlin .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Silvie Salle .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Mark Schmidt .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Andrew Simonin .... crowd hairdresser (uncredited)
Robert Trenton .... prosthetic make-up (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Jean-Pierre Avice .... production manager: France (as Jean Pierre Avice)
Chris Bongirne .... Production Supervisor (New York )
Philie Naughten .... unit production manager (as Philippa Naughten)
Jeff Robinson .... post-production supervisor
Charlie Simpson .... unit manager
Nicolas Rogez .... extra assistant unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Berkal .... first assistant director: New York
Phil Booth .... first assistant director
Inna Braude .... second assistant director: New York
Chris Foggin .... third assistant director
Alexander Holt .... crowd second assistant director (as Alex Holt)
Carol Lecacheur .... third assistant director: France
Isabelle Longue .... assistant director: Paris
Nathan Rissman .... second unit director
Lance Roehrig .... second assistant director
Charlie Waller .... crowd assistant director
Anthony Wilcox .... second assistant director
Elle Crocker .... stand-in assistant director (uncredited)
Will Haynes .... base assistant director (uncredited)
Geoffroy Koeberle .... assistant director (uncredited)
Carole Schmidlin .... assistant director: France (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Huw Arthur .... standby art director
Dana Belcore .... creative consultant: NY
Marc Beros .... head scenic
Stéphane Cabrera .... props
Temple Clark .... storyboard artist
Alexandra Collins .... art department production assistant
Gene D'Cruze .... construction manager
Edward Davidson .... set decorator: Eastnor Castle
Henry Dunn .... art director: New York
James Ede .... standby painter
Gary Fox .... propman
Mark Fruin .... chargehand standby props
David Scott Gagnon .... lead man
Lee Godfrey .... stage hand
Katya Guy .... assistant set decorator
Katrina Israel .... assistant set decorator
Aen Kavanagh .... standby carpenter
Vladimir Kostovic .... art director: France
Carol Kupisz .... graphic artist
Jason Line .... scenic artist
Cherish Magennis .... set decorator: New York (as Cherish Magennis Hale)
Danny Margetts .... hod carpenter
Amy Meakin .... art department production assistant
Melissa B. Miller .... art department coordinator: New York
Sian Molloy .... assistant set decorator
Hayley Newstead .... floral designer: Absolute Flowers & Home
Lucy Peter .... art department researcher
Alex Prouty .... assistant set decorator: Eastnor Castle
Tom Read .... chargehand dressing props
Michel Rollant .... first assistant art director: France
Jeffrey Rollins .... on set dresser
Don Santos .... propman (as Don Rapael Santos)
Louis Turner .... propman
Keith Vowles .... propman
Ford Wheeler .... production designer: New York
Arthur Wicks .... property master
Krissi Williamson .... production buyer
Mickey Woolfson .... property storeman
Stephanie Armstrong .... props (uncredited)
Sophie Coombes .... prop buyer (uncredited)
Roberto DiCamillo .... buyer (uncredited)
Rohan Harris .... paintings (uncredited)
James Hendy .... prop buyer (uncredited)
Jenny Ray .... dressing props (uncredited)
Anthony Szuch .... drapes master (uncredited)
Tim Timmington .... painter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Tony Bell .... boom operator (as Antony Bell)
Rodney Berling .... supervising sound editor
Tony Currie .... adr supervisor
Tony Currie .... dialogue supervisor
Steve Finn .... boom operator
Dror Gescheit .... machine room operator
Paul Hanks .... foley artist
Kimberly Harris .... adr editor
Eric Hirsch .... sound re-recording mixer
Bobby Johanson .... adr mixer
Blair Jollands .... sound effects editor
Nick Kray .... adr mixer
Avi Laniado .... mix engineer
Chris Munro .... production sound mixer
James Nichols .... dolby sound consultant
Jill Purdy .... adr editor
Michael Rivera .... adr recordist (as Mike Rivera)
Andy Stallabrass .... adr recordist
Lidia Tamplenizza .... adr editor
Tristan Tarrant .... boom operator
Dominick Tavella .... sound re-recording mixer
Simon Trundle .... foley mixer
Ian Waggott .... foley artist (as Ian Waggot)
Danny Ferraro .... adr sound (uncredited)
Ken Galvin .... adr recordist (uncredited)
Ken Ishii .... sound mixer: New York (uncredited)
Michael Miller .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Paul Munro .... sound mixer (uncredited)
Joe Origlieri .... sound utility: New York (uncredited)
Julie Wilde .... boom operator: New York (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Stephen Paton .... special effects supervisor (as Steve Paton)
Joss Williams .... special effects consultant
Simon Cockren .... special effects senior technician (uncredited)
Casper Lailey .... special effects senior technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Adrian Banton .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Naomi Butler .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Tom Collier .... digital effects supervisor: LipSync Post
Neil Culley .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Paul Daiko .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Stefan Drury .... head of visual effects: LipSync Post
James Elster .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Sean Farrow .... executive visual effects supervisor: LipSync Post (as Sean H. Farrow)
Elysia Greening .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Simon Leech .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Andrew Lim .... lead artist: Boxmotion
David Lloyd .... senior systems engineer: LipSync Post
Alex Miller .... retouching and visual effects assistant: Boxmotion
Emelie Nilsson .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Dylan Owen .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Glen Pratt .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
David Sjodin .... digital compositor: LipSync Post
Daniel Spain .... systems engineer: LipSync Post (as Dan Spain)
Lucy Tanner .... visual effects coordinator: LipSync Post
Emma Braney .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Angela Stanley .... on-set supervisor: LipSync Post (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bradley Farmer .... stuntman
Jo McLaren .... stunt woman
Justin Pearson .... stuntman
Andy Pilgrim .... stuntman
Greg Powell .... stunt coordinator
Roy Taylor .... stuntman
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Barry Bellotti .... generator operator (as Barrie Bellotti)
Lawrence Carter .... standby rigger
Roy Carter .... standby rigger
Chris Cavanagh .... video assist assistant
Chris Clarke .... second assistant camera
Ian Coffey .... focus puller: "b" camera
Adam Dorney .... central loader
Rory Duffield .... camera/video assistant
Tom Elgar .... video playback operator
Chuck Finch .... gaffer
Stephen Finch .... electrician
Tommy Finch .... rigging gaffer
Lee Godfrey .... grip: "b" camera
Stuart Godfrey .... key grip
Glenn Kaplan .... first assistant camera: New York (as Glen Kaplan)
Lee Knight .... electrician
Oliver Loncraine .... focus puller
David Mackie .... second assistant camera
Guy McCormack .... video playback
Richard Merrell .... electrician
Robert Patzelt .... steadicam operator
Anthony Souza .... still photographer
Chris Warren .... video assist assistant
Matt Blades .... key grip: New York (uncredited)
Patrick M. Bracey .... additional film loader: new york unit (uncredited)
Bernard X. Brongniart .... best boy grip: New York (uncredited)
Andy Day .... gaffer: New York (uncredited)
Mike Farr .... lighting balloon technician (uncredited)
Dan Garlick .... grip (uncredited)
Charlie Grubbs .... rigging gaffer: location (uncredited)
Andrew Hamilton .... loader (uncredited)
Brooks Jones .... camera production assistant (uncredited)
Meg Kettell .... second assistant camera: "b" camera: New York (uncredited)
Michael A. Leo .... rigging electric best boy (uncredited)
Kevin McKenna .... digital video assist operator (uncredited)
Billy Merrell .... daily rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Edward Squires .... spark: daily (uncredited)
Steve Wood .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Alex Miller .... animator: title
 
Casting Department
Jay Benedict .... adr voice casting: UK, Sync or Swim
Dann Fink .... adr voice casting: NY, Loopers Unlimited
Pierre Froger .... assistant casting director: Nice
Jean-Marc Gaude .... extras casting director: Nice
Johann Jolivet .... extras casting coordinator
Phoebe Scholfield .... adr voice casting: UK, Sync or Swim
Jacqueline Vicaire .... extras casting director: Nice
Adam Caldwell .... casting: New York (uncredited)
Todd Feldman .... extras casting (uncredited)
Robb Fitzgerald .... extras casting: New York (uncredited)
Sharon Sorrentino .... casting assistant (uncredited)
Bruce Winant .... adr voice casting (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brandee Nicole Abi .... costume department intern
Martin Chitty .... principal costume standby
Tim Clifton-Green .... costume department intern
Annie Crawford .... costume supervisor
Joe Driver .... costume runner
Kris Goojha .... costume department intern
Helen Ingham .... costume standby
Laura Morgan .... assistant costume designer
Tanguy Pinte .... costume department intern
Louise Roach .... costume trainee
Amanda Seymour .... costume department intern
Nancy Thompson .... costume buyer
Caroline Thorpe .... chief cutter
Phoebe Tureen .... costume department intern
Jade Yee-Gorn .... costume department intern
Sarah Higbid .... costume buyer: dailies (uncredited)
Jane Law .... costumer: Andrea Riseborough (uncredited)
Winsome G. McKoy .... costume supervisor: NY (uncredited)
David Turk .... costumer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Chris Aguis .... post-production assistant (as Christopher Aguis)
Chris Byrd .... digital intermediate systems engineer
Catherine Carbajal .... digital intermediate scanner
Mamie-Claire Cornelius .... assistant digital intermediate producer
Pascal Dangin .... digital intermediate color mastering
Chris Davies .... associate editor
James Gallagher .... post-production assistant
Troy Jackson .... digital intermediate scanning assistant
Matthew Moss .... first on-line editor
Angus Munro .... second assistant editor (as Angus J. Munro)
Alex Parrett .... dailies coordinator: UK
Darren Rae .... colorist: dailies, UK
Anthony Raffaele .... colorist: dailies, NY
Marcy Robinson .... assistant colorist
Nadia Sadigianis .... digital intermediate producer
Robert Scammell .... dailies assistant: UK
Russ Senzatimore .... first assistant editor
Larry Shore .... dailies supervisor: NY (as Lawrence Shore)
Taryn Waldman .... second on-line editor
Mark Bankhead .... dailies assistant (uncredited)
Gilbert Carreras .... color timer (uncredited)
Andrew Cave .... dailies assistant (uncredited)
Richard Ellis .... dailies assistant (uncredited)
Niamh Mulcahy .... dailies assistant (uncredited)
Jamie Payne .... colorist: dailies (uncredited)
Seth Weinman .... post-production technician (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Lydia Abastado .... piano tutor
Nancy Allen .... music editor
Bob Ash .... bagpipe teacher
John Barrett .... assistant music recording & mixing
Christopher Benstead .... on-set music editor (as Chris Benstead)
Christopher Benstead .... pre record preparation (as Chris Benstead)
Thomas Bowes .... musician: solo violin
Jo Buckley .... assistant orchestra contractor
Tara Chambers .... piano tutor
Terry Davies .... conductor
Andrew Dudman .... music scoring mixer
Andrew Dudman .... music scoring recordist
Mick Gormaley .... music editing assistant
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
Chris Jerome .... musician: on-set piano hand double
Dom Kelly .... on-set music contractor
Mina Korzeniowska .... assistant to composer
Abel Korzeniowski .... orchestrator
Julian Leaper .... orchestra leader
Yann McCullough .... on-set music editor
Yann McCullough .... pre record preparation
Sam Okell .... on-set music editor
Sam Okell .... pre record peparation
Anthony Pleeth .... musician: solo cello
Stuart Price .... composer: additional music
Stuart Price .... musician
Paul Pritchard .... assistant music recording & mixing
Colin Rae .... music preparation: on-set and score
Maggie Rodford .... music supervisor
John Angus Smith .... bagpipe teacher
Vicci Wardman .... musician: solo viola
Alison Wright .... on-set music supervisor
Helen Yates .... assistant music supervisor
John Barrett .... scoring protools engineer (uncredited)
John M. Davis .... music editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Nathalie Anselme .... transportation coordinator: France
Cengiz Asiliskender .... unit driver
Pat Coleman .... unit driver
Mark Crowley .... unit driver: Abbie Cornish
Ian Field .... driver: location facility
Erol Halil .... unit driver
Mick Henley .... driver: location facility
Alan Jones .... driver: costume truck
Dave Jones .... driver: hod/makeup truck
Martin Lewis .... driver: camera truck
Ray Redrup .... driver: location facility
Eddie Saunders .... driver: standby props truck
Barrie Williams .... unit driver: Ms. Riseborough
Peter S. Cassella .... driver: camera truck (uncredited)
Michael Connolly .... driver: cast (uncredited)
Richard Curry .... transportation coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Larry Flaherty .... production driver (uncredited)
Paul Kane .... prop truck driver (uncredited)
Frank Röth .... driver: cast (uncredited)
Biyami Sak .... transportation co-captain: New York (uncredited)
Justin Swanson .... griptruck driver (uncredited)
Erik W. Wickstrom .... production driver: New York (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Eugen Ahl-Klopsch .... assistant: Mr. Franklin
Josh Allan .... accounts assistant
Sian Angharad Anthony .... stand-in runner (as Sian Angharad Lewis)
Kim Armitage .... script supervisor
Timothee Aspert .... location production assistant: Nice
Richard Berkeley .... location production assistant: Nice
Christine Bodelot .... production accountant: France
James 'Fingers' Buxton .... assistant location manager (as James Buxton)
Chris Byrd .... security (as Chris Birt)
Christopher Byrd .... security
Toni Calliva .... assistant: Oscar Isaac
Betty Chin .... production coordinator: New York
Jack Chubb .... location assistant
Celine Coulson .... assistant: Abbie Cornish
Eric Cremieux .... assistant location manager: Nice
Baudoin Crepat .... location production assistant: Nice
Eleanor Crocker .... stand-in runner
Lucia D'Avella .... assistant: Andrea Riseborough
Ella Daines-Smith .... assistant to producers (as Ella Daines Smith)
Pascal Dangin .... title creative director
Michelle Davis .... production runner
Sekani Doram .... floor runner
Jean-Michel Ete .... medical physical therapist
Craig Evans .... security
Susannah Evetts .... assistant: Andrea Riseborough
Nicolas Foulatier .... production coordinator: France
Chloe Franks .... stand-in: Ms. Cornish
Michael Goldsmith .... legal services: Grubman Indursky & Shire
Karen Gottlieb .... legal services: Grubman Indursky & Shire
Laurent Grenaud .... location manager: Paris
Gerry Grennell .... voice coach
Anwen Griffiths .... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Sebastien Guerrieri .... location production assistant: Nice
Ruth Halliday .... researcher: stock footage
James Harrington .... production runner
Emily Hatfield .... assistant coordinator
David G. Havard .... insurance agent: Gallagher Entertainment
Josh Holland .... personal trainer
Tobin Hughes .... assistant location manager
Dan Ichimoto .... title designer
Rachel James .... post production accountant: Fibonacci SW
Will James .... location manager
William James .... location assistant
Megan Jones .... legal services: Grubman Indursky & Shire
Toni Karkalar .... assistant location manager: Nice (as Tony Karkalar)
Yana Collins Lehman .... post production accountant: Trevanna Post
Yuen-Wai Liu .... assistant coordinator
Isabelle Longue .... location scout: Paris
Hamish Lyons .... epk
Eduardo Lytton .... assistant production coordinator: New York
Richard Mancuso .... production accountant: New York
Garry Marriott .... medic: second unit (as Gary Marriott)
Garry Marriott .... medic: second unit
Christos Michaels .... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Sheila Fraser Milne .... production consultant
Nicole Miloux .... accountant: France
Natalie Mycielski .... assistant accountant
Alex Nunes .... stand-in: Mr. Isaac
Marco Pernini .... chef: Madonna
Christelle Randall .... unit publicist
Christel Rasquin .... location manager: Nice
Deborah Ricketts .... researcher: stock footage
Stefanie Roos .... choreographer
Tim Ross .... post production accountant: Fibonacci SW
Olivier Servanin .... location manager: France
Jennifer Simonnet .... production secretary: France
Jane Soans .... supervising location manager
Camilla Stephenson .... location manager
Sarah Stiff .... accounts assistant (as Sarah L. Stiff)
Tom Stourton .... location manager
Aurelia Thomas .... location manager
Gemma Todd Smithers .... first assistant accountant (as Gemma Smithers)
Elisa Touraine .... assistant location manager: Paris
Rob Travalino .... office production assistant: New York
Amie Tridgell .... assistant location manager
Georgette Turner .... assistant location manager
Will Tyler .... financial controller
Luis Viner .... assistant: Madonna
Ashley Wallen .... assistant choreographer
Alice Wang .... assistant: Madonna
Joan Washington .... voice coach
Elizabeth West .... script supervisor (as Liz West)
Thomas A. White .... representative: The Estate of Orson Welles, Beverly Hills, California
Pip Williams .... assistant: Mr. Thykier
Nicole Winhoffer .... personal trainer
James Wolfenden .... security
Stephanie Wrate .... assistant to producers
Angie Conners .... international marketing (uncredited)
Danielle Davis .... craft service: New York (uncredited)
Ryan Alan Dearth .... production assistant (uncredited)
Bryant Donohue .... production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Hamill .... additional location assistant (uncredited)
Paul Hamill .... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Han .... key production assistant (uncredited)
Gahan Haskins .... location manager (uncredited)
Bronston Jones .... production services (uncredited)
Kaelan Kelly-Sordelet .... production assistant: new york (uncredited)
Steve Loff .... production accountant (uncredited)
Anthony Lote .... production assistant (uncredited)
Josh Mankoff .... production assistant: US (uncredited)
Simon Neville .... armourer (uncredited)
Sean Oliver .... adr loop group (uncredited)
Becky Phillips .... staff production assistant (uncredited)
Ingrid Simmonds .... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Richard Wild .... weather consultant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Roman Abramovich .... the producers wish to thank
Mohamed Al-Fayed .... many thanks
David Bamber .... the producers wish to thank
Alexis Bittar .... the producers wish to thank
Andrew Bolton .... the producers wish to thank
Dede Brooks .... the producers wish to thank
Matt Brown .... the producers wish to thank
Susanna Brown .... the producers wish to thank
Elizabeth Bryan .... the producers wish to thank
Ellie Mae Byars .... the producers wish to thank
David Collins .... the producers wish to thank
Oriole Cullen .... the producers wish to thank
Maha Dakhil .... the producers wish to thank
John Galliano .... the producers wish to thank
Jim Gardner .... the producers wish to thank
Bobi Garland .... the producers wish to thank
Arkadiy Gips .... the producers wish to thank
Pamela Golbin .... the producers wish to thank
Thomas Goode .... the producers wish to thank
Jocelyn Harris .... the producers wish to thank
Anna Hu .... the producers wish to thank: Haute Joaillerie
Darius Jankauskas .... the producers wish to thank: Bruno Triplet
Stephen Jones .... the producers wish to thank
Harold Koda .... the producers wish to thank
Neil Lane .... the producers wish to thank
Andrew Martin .... the producers wish to thank
Debbie Martin .... the producers wish to thank
Donata Martin .... the producers wish to thank
Stella McCartney .... the producers wish to thank
Melanie Metcalfe .... the producers wish to thank
Deirdre Murphy .... the producers wish to thank (as Deirde Murphy)
Guy Oseary .... the producers wish to thank
Ronald Phillips .... the producers wish to thank
Doris Raymond .... the producers wish to thank
Alexis Roche .... the producers wish to thank
Jay Rubin .... the producers wish to thank
Collier Schorr .... the producers wish to thank
Stuart Shave .... the producers wish to thank
George Smith .... the producers wish to thank
Paul Smith .... the producers wish to thank
Zadie Smith .... the producers wish to thank
David Tang .... the producers wish to thank (as Sir David Tang KBE)
Bruno Triplet .... the producers wish to thank: Bruno Triplet (as Bruno)
Roger Vivier .... the producers wish to thank
Jason Weinberg .... the producers wish to thank
Claire Wilcox .... the producers wish to thank
Tenten Wu .... the producers wish to thank
Alan Yentob .... the producers wish to thank
Fabio Zambernardi .... the producers wish to thank
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated R for some domestic violence, nudity and language
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
119 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | French | Russian
Color:
Color | Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Datasat | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #47259) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA15+ | Japan:G | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Cap d'Antibes, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, FranceSee more »
Company:
Semtex FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Fashion house Christian Dior recreated three dresses for this film that it had previously made for the real Wallis Simpson.See more »
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the newsreel scene from 1936 showing the funeral procession of Edward's father the King, the voiceover announcer says that "King George the Third has died and the nation mourns". It should of course have been King George the Fifth.See more »
Quotes:
Wallis Simpson:Darling, they can't hurt you if you don't let them.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Breakfast: Episode dated 3 September 2011" (2011)See more »
Soundtrack:
Love Love Alone Duke and Duchess RemixSee more »

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pretty, awful., 25 January 2012
Author: Greig from United Kingdom

There have been a lot of mixed reactions to this film. There's a reason for that: it's both good and bad. I didn't enjoy it but – staying away from the obvious tendency to judge this film based solely on the fact it's Madonna who's directed/co-wrote it – there are some diamonds in the (very) rough. The film tries to take two story lines which are set in completely different times and places, and merge them into one film. One of these plots are really good, the other really bad. The good one is the story of Edward VIII who abdicated from his place on the throne in order to marry a commoner, Wallis Simpson. The bad one is the story of an ordinary New York woman who's in the process of leaving an abusive relationship. The second story is trashy, melodramatic pulp. Any relation between these two story lines is contrived and every time it cuts between the two, it feels very awkward, forced, meaningless and confusing. It's a real shame, because the story of the Edward VIII is an extremely interesting one. There's so much there to write about: his controversial lifestyle, marriage to Wallis Simpson, abdication, relationship with George VI and the rest of the royal family – not to mention his alleged Nazi sympathies and friendship with Adolf Hitler! As a straight historical drama, this story would be truly riveting and I personally think it deserves a big budget treatment. It could even do well as a glossy romantic drama or a gritty political drama – or a mixture of both. I do appreciate that Madge has tried to tell this story (which has been done in film and TV before) from an alternative perspective: through the eyes of Wallis Simpson. This is a credible idea but the film doesn't focus enough on it. Instead, it's needlessly confused by a boring, ambiguous plot featuring a deluded and emotionally erratic protagonist nobody can relate to. The film is occasionally historically inaccurate and utterly bizarre in places. There is a point where a news reporter states that Edward is succeeding King George III, when it is in fact King George V (the former died more than a century before). There are also several absurdities and moments of sheer bad taste, most notably a scene where Edward and Wallis are popping pills at a party as they dance to the Sex Pistols in the 1930s! The fact Madonna chose the song 'Pretty Vacant' is probably more fitting than she'll realise. There is a consistent stream of these absurdities which cause serious detriment to the film's tone and coherency – as if it wasn't already hard enough to understand. There is no conclusion to this film either. By the end nothing is resolved, everything becomes wholly ambiguous and no explanation is given as to the meaning or core purpose of the film. Just before the credits role, as the camera pans up from nothingness to yet more nothingness, you're left thinking "what was the point in all of that?" Credit where credit's due though: the film has some nice cinematography. The fashion and costume design is great too. It's visually very good and you can tell there are some people working on this film who know what they're doing, but it's all wasted on a rotten script. The film seems to concentrate on fashion, materialism, aesthetics and stylistic elements more than telling a compelling story. It's just superficial. For me, the bad outweighs the good, and W.E. appears as nothing more than an opportunistic derivative of a sub-plot from the King's Speech, with potential that would never be realised here. Madonna's film is brash and contrived at best, random and pointless at worst.

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