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The Lost Prince

  • TV Movie
  • 20032003
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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The Lost Prince (2003)
  • Biography
  • Drama
The true story of the British royal Prince locked away because of having epilepsy.The true story of the British royal Prince locked away because of having epilepsy.The true story of the British royal Prince locked away because of having epilepsy.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Stephen Poliakoff
  • Writer
    • Stephen Poliakoff
  • Stars
    • Daniel Williams
    • Matthew James Thomas
    • Brock Everitt-Elwick
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stephen Poliakoff
  • Writer
    • Stephen Poliakoff
  • Stars
    • Daniel Williams
    • Matthew James Thomas
    • Brock Everitt-Elwick
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 21 nominations total

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    The Lost Prince (2003)
    The Lost Prince (2003)
    Daniel Williams in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Gina McKee, Daniel Williams, and Brock Everitt-Elwick in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Holly Boyd, Vanessa Ackerman, Algina Lipskis, Nastya Razduhova, and Kostya Severov in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Bibi Andersson in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Matthew James Thomas in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Gina McKee in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Matthew James Thomas in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Miranda Richardson in The Lost Prince (2003)
    Matthew James Thomas in The Lost Prince (2003)

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    Daniel Williams
    Daniel Williams
    • Prince John (younger)as Prince John (younger)
    Matthew James Thomas
    Matthew James Thomas
    • Prince John (older)as Prince John (older)
    Brock Everitt-Elwick
    • Prince George (younger)as Prince George (younger)
    Rollo Weeks
    Rollo Weeks
    • Prince George (older)as Prince George (older)
    Gina McKee
    Gina McKee
    • Lallaas Lalla
    Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    • George Vas George V
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Queen Maryas Queen Mary
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Stamfordhamas Stamfordham
    Bibi Andersson
    Bibi Andersson
    • Queen Alexandraas Queen Alexandra
    Ron Cook
    Ron Cook
    • Lloyd Georgeas Lloyd George
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Asquithas Asquith
    David Westhead
    David Westhead
    • Fredas Fred
    John Sessions
    John Sessions
    • Mr. Hansellas Mr. Hansell
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Edward VIIas Edward VII
    David Barrass
    • Kaiser Wilhelmas Kaiser Wilhelm
    Vanessa Ackerman
    • Olgaas Olga
    Holly Boyd
    • Tatianaas Tatiana
    Paul Brennen
    Paul Brennen
    • Orderlyas Orderly
    • Director
      • Stephen Poliakoff
    • Writer
      • Stephen Poliakoff
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    British empire monarch George V (Tom Hollander) and his wife Queen Mary (Miranda Richardson) decide to hide their last-born son, Johnnie (Daniel Williams), from the public, being embarrassingly affected by epilepsy. While his protective elder brother is ruthlessly groomed for court life, Johnnie gets packed off to a country cottage on the royal estate Sandringham. With his full-time governess Lalla (Gina McKee), a substitute-mother, he's abandoned to playfulness and virtual social neglect. The Great War and the Russian Revolution change life in Britain, also at court, even at Sandringham, where royal refugees are expected. —KGF Vissers
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The heartbreaking story of the prince that history forgot
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      King George V had six children, two of whom used the name George. His second son was Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, known to the family as Bertie, who became King George VI. He had a bad stutter that began in early childhood and lasted into adulthood. His third son, Johnnie's closest sibling in this movie, was Prince George, Duke of Kent. He grew up to live a life that was considered scandalous, and died in a plane crash in 1942.
    • Goofs
      When the Union Flag is at half mast after Edward VII dies, it's upside down. The side attached to the pole should have the thick white band at the top.
    • Quotes

      Prince George: [Speaking about Prince John] He was the only one of us who was able to be himself.

    • Connections
      Featured in Masterpiece Classic: The Lost Prince: Part 1 (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Rondo for Glass Armonica
      (uncredited)

      Written by Joseph Schmittbauer (as J.A. Schmittbauer)

      (Queen Alexandra's birthday cake)

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Beautiful Period Drama
    The Lost Prince is a beautiful costume drama from Stephen Poliakoff, about the young brother of prince George, who nobody wanted to talk about and who was most likely autistic and most definitely epileptic, diseases respectively unknown and misunderstood at the time.

    This story is roughly told through his eyes, and describes in beautiful detail the transition of Europe from a continent ruled by related monarchs (many of them Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), until the end of this system during and after WWI. As important historical events manage to find their way into palace life (the suffragette movement, the rise of ordinary people as politicians, the telephone and the motor car), they more often seem like foreign intrusions into the world of the palace.

    As this is seen through the eyes of the little boy, there is very little value judgement as to whether this system was a right or just one, and at the end you are struck with the horror of the murder of the tsarist family and their beautiful daughters, but we never see the reign of terror they themselves and their secret police visited upon Russia.

    There is a very funny incident when the tsarina during a visit to what she sees as her poor cousins estates, refuses to walk any further, because she has the "wrong shoes" for walking in the grass. Later, she remarks how "close" the houses of "other people" are and you can't help conclude she was simply afraid of being killed by the proletariat. :-)

    Very well acted by Miranda Richardson (Blackadder), Michael Gambon, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee as the governess Lalla but especially by the two child actors who play Johnny. They look like great kids rather than brats.

    Highly recommended if you can catch this on the BBC or HBO.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • BBc (United Kingdom)
      • PBS
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 失落的王子
    • Filming locations
      • Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • TalkBack Productions
      • WGBH
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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