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The Woman He Loved

  • TV Movie
  • 19881988
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
329
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The Woman He Loved (1988)
DramaRomance
The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.
IMDb RATING
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329
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    • Charles Jarrott
    • William Luce
  • Stars
    • Anthony Andrews
    • Jane Seymour
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Charles Jarrott
    • William Luce
  • Stars
    • Anthony Andrews
    • Jane Seymour
    • Olivia de Havilland
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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    Anthony Andrews
    Anthony Andrews
    • Prince of Wales
    Jane Seymour
    Jane Seymour
    • Wallis Simpson
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Aunt Bessie Merryman
    Lucy Gutteridge
    Lucy Gutteridge
    • Thelma
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Ernest Simpson
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Alice
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Winston Churchill
    Phyllis Calvert
    Phyllis Calvert
    • Queen Mary
    Mona Bruce
    • Mrs. Baldwin
    Richenda Carey
    Richenda Carey
    • Maud Kerr-Smiley
    Elizabeth Counsell
    • Katherine Rogers
    Susan Denaker
    Susan Denaker
    • Connie Thaw
    Rupert Frazer
    Rupert Frazer
    • Lord Perry Brownlow
    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Lord Reith
    John Horsley
    John Horsley
    • Justice Sir John Hawke
    Helen Horton
    Helen Horton
    • Martha
    Evelyn Laye
    Evelyn Laye
    • Lady Cunard
    Vincent Marzello
    Vincent Marzello
    • Benny Thaw
      • Charles Jarrott
      • William Luce
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is Olivia de Havilland's last screen appearance.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Simpsons: Bart the Murderer (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      The Middy March
      (uncredited)

      Music by Kenneth Alford

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    watchable, but a little bit flat
    Anthony Andrews imitates Edward, Duke of Windsor (but slightly better than Edward Fox did in 'Edward and Mrs Simpson'), while Jane Seymour is a fairly OK Wallis Simpson, a little bit scheming and a little bit vulnerable. She's backed up by Aunt Bessie (Olivia de Havilland, note-perfect but hardly stretched), while he is supported by Winston Churchill (Robert Hardy, good as ever).

    It's the usual story often presented in true TV-movie style, very glossy and very referential to the Royals. So nothing really scandalous or new here, and sadly the film remains flatly unemotional so there is no engagement with the plight of Wallis or Edward.

    So it is a reasonable effort, watchable television, but nothing fabulous. 'Edward and Mrs Simpson', having the luxury of more time to tell the story, is better; 'Wallis and Edward', getting the casting and pacing wrong, is worse.
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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1988 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Harlech Television (HTV)
      • Larry A. Thompson Productions
      • New World Television
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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