---
title: 'The King''s Speech (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Hooper'
released: '2010-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kings-speech-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The King's Speech (2010)

2010 · 118 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast upon Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1939.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom Hooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hooper)
- **Screenplay:** [David Seidler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-seidler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Producer:** [Gareth Unwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gareth-unwin), [Iain Canning](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-canning), [Emile Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-sherman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Danny Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-cohen)
- **Editor:** [Tariq Anwar](https://cinepixo.com/people/tariq-anwar)

## Cast

- [Patrick Ryecart](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-ryecart) as Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
- [Ramona Marquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramona-marquez) as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
- [Eve Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-best) as Wallis Simpson
- [Orlando Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/orlando-wells) as Prince George, Duke of Kent
- [Michael Gambon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gambon) as George V
- [Colin Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-firth) as George VI
- [Simon Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-chandler) as Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn
- [Claire Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-bloom) as Mary of Teck
- [David Bamber](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bamber)
- [Jennifer Ehle](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-ehle) as Lionel Logue
- [Adrian Scarborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-scarborough)
- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce) as Edward VIII
- [Geoffrey Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-rush) as Lionel Logue
- [Helena Bonham Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-bonham-carter) as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- [Calum Gittins](https://cinepixo.com/people/calum-gittins)

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Official site: http://kingsspeech.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kings-speech-2010
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