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English. Box office. $27.4 million [3] The Madness of King George is a 1994 British biographical comedy drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own 1991 play The Madness of George III. It tells the true story of George III of Great Britain 's deteriorating mental health, and his equally declining relationship ...
- $27.4 million
- The Madness of George III, by Alan Bennett
Summaries. When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation. Aging King George III of England (Sir Nigel Hawthorne) is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788.
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Interestingly, the Prince of Wales, later George IV, is as floozily awful as caricatured by Hugh Laurie in Blackadder III and most of the attendees of the ailing George III appear to have been a ...
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- Nicholas Hytner
- PG-13
- Nigel Hawthorne
Jan 27, 1995 · When George forces his court to sit through an interminable session of "Greensleeves" being rung on bells, and then asks to hear it again, troubled looks are exchanged: The king is losing it. Alan Bennett's play, now filmed with its original stage star, Nigel Hawthorne, still in the title role, is a fond portrait of this befuddled old man.
Feb 2, 2023 · Aging King George III (Nigel Hawthorne) of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent ...
- 11 min
Jan 24, 2012 · The Madness of George III – review. Apollo, London. Lyn Gardner. Tue 24 Jan 2012 13.59 EST. "L obsters crack my bones," cries the mad, tormented king. It could be Shakespeare's King Lear, but it ...
Apr 29, 2015 · Some evidence that supports this diagnosis is the presence of arsenic. Samples of George’s hair were examined in 2005 and revealed high levels of the poison, which is a possible trigger for the disease of porphyria. The source of the arsenic is not known, but James’ Powders, a common medicine, was regularly given to George.
