A King's Story

19651965
1h 42m

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Life story of King Edward VIII from his birth until abdication in 1936. Talks of life in Victorian England, life in the Royal Navy, and travels as Prince of Wales. In-depth look into the abd... Read allLife story of King Edward VIII from his birth until abdication in 1936. Talks of life in Victorian England, life in the Royal Navy, and travels as Prince of Wales. In-depth look into the abdication Crisis of 1936. Includes interviews with His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor an... Read allLife story of King Edward VIII from his birth until abdication in 1936. Talks of life in Victorian England, life in the Royal Navy, and travels as Prince of Wales. In-depth look into the abdication Crisis of 1936. Includes interviews with His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor and The Duchess of Windsor. Also has many films of the former King from his early childhood ... Read all

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7.0/10

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- Harry Booth
Writers
- Sydney Box(original treatment for the screen)
- Duke of Windsor(book "A King's Story")
- Glyn Jones(script)
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- Duke of Windsor
- Duchess of Windsor
- Orson Welles(voice)

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Orson Welles

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Carleton Hobbs

King George V
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Flora Robson

Queen Mary
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David Warner

Prince of Wales
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Patrick Wymark

Winston Churchill
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- Harry Booth
Writers
- Sydney Box(original treatment for the screen)
- Duke of Windsor(book "A King's Story")
- Glyn Jones(script)
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Duke of Windsor: I have changed my name seven times in my life: I was born Prince Edward of York, I then became Prince Edward of Cornwall and York, I then became Prince Edward of Wales, I then became The Duke of Cornwall, I then became Prince of Wales, I then became King Edward VIII, and now I'm The Duke of Windsor.

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5/10

OK but one-sided

A good-enough documentary of his life up to the time he left England.

But it is one-sided. Little is said of his "spoilt-brat" attitude.

Nothing much after the Abdication - which the Duke usually saw as the world trying to stop him doing what he wanted. The book was published in 1951, so this "documentary" makes nothing of the wasted 1950s when the Duke and Duchess wandered from one party to another, spending the allowance and cash from the sale of his private estates which saw them end up effectively broke, living in a free house courtesy of the French Government.

A watchable film based on the book designed to paint the Windsors in the best possible light, and ignore anything that might tarnish the image.

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