The Madness of King George (1994)
Een meditatie over de macht en de metafoor van het lichaam van de staat, op basis van de werkelijke periode van dementie van George III [waarschijnlijk een slachtoffer van porfyrie, een bloedziekte]. Als hij zijn zintuigen verliest, komt hij meer tot leven en meer politiek gemarginaliseerd. Beide effecten zijn niet wenselijk in de ogen van zijn luitenanten, die de regels omzeilen om een betwisting van het vorstelijk gezag te voorkomen, waarbij de vraag oprijst wie eigenlijk de leiding heeft
Regiseur:
Nicholas Hytner
Schrijver:
Alan Bennett
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Nigel Hawthorne as George III |
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Helen Mirren as Queen Charlotte |
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Ian Holm as Willis |
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Anthony Calf as Fitzroy |
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Amanda Donohoe as Lady Pembroke |
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Rupert Graves as Greville |
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Geoffrey Palmer as Warren |
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Julian Wadham as Pitt |
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John Wood as Thurlow |
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Rupert Everett as Prince of Wales |
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Jim Carter as Fox |
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Roger Hammond as Baker |
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Cyril Shaps as Pepys |
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Selina Cadell as Mrs Cordwell |
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Paul Corrigan as Braun |
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Matthew Lloyd Davies as Papandick |
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Caroline Harker as Mrs Fitzherbert |
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Julian Rhind-Tutt as Duke of York |
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Struan Rodger as Dundas |
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Adrian Scarborough as Fortnum |
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Barry Stanton as Sheridan |
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Peter Woodthorpe as Clergyman |
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Charlotte Curley as Amelia |
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Peter Bride-Kirk as Royal Child |
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Eve Cadman as Royal Child |
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Thomas Copeland as Royal Child |
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Joanna Hall as Royal Child |
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Cassandra Halliburton as Royal Child |
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Russell Martin as Royal Child |
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Natalie Palys as Royal Child |
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David Leon as Footman |
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Martin Julier as Footman |
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Dan Hammond as Footman |
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Nicholas Irons as Footman |
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Nick Sampson as Sergeant at Arms |
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Jeremy Child as Black Rod |
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Nicholas Selby as Speaker |
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Janine Duvitski as Margaret Nicholson |
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Iain Mitchell as Farmer |
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Celestine Randall as Lady Adam |
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Michael Grandage as Amputee |
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James Peck as Willis' Attendant |
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Clive Brunt as Willis' Attendant |
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Fergus Webster as Willis' Attendant |
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Barry Gillespie as Willis' Attendant |
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Joe Maddison as Willis' Attendant |
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Dermot Keaney as Footman |
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Colin McPhillamy as MP |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths as MP |
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Robert Swann as 1st MP |
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Alan Bennett as 2nd MP |
| Production | David Parfitt | Producer |
| Directing | Nicholas Hytner | Director |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alan Bennett | Screenplay |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar | Editor |
| Camera | Andrew Dunn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alex Bailey | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Keith Hamshere | Still Photographer |
| Art | Danny Skundric | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Doug Purdy | Props |
| Art | Malcolm Benstead | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Jim Parker | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Jamie Wilkinson | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Thompson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Alan Bennett | Theatre Play |
| Production | Stephen Evans | Producer |
| Production | Mark Cooper | Line Producer |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Art | Martin Childs | Supervising Art Director |
| Sound | David Crozier | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Rachel Neale | Location Manager |
| Directing | Jean Bourne | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Liz Barron | Controller |
| Production | Vivien Jordan | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Finn McGrath | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mary Soan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stuart Renfrew | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | John Fenner | Art Direction |
| Art | Mark Raggett | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Carolyn Scott | Set Decoration |
| Art | Leith Boler | Property Buyer |
| Art | Jane Clark | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Paul Garner | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Miles Barton | Researcher |
| Art | Jane Henwood | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | John Siddall | Draughtsman |
| Art | Dennis Bosher | Draughtsman |
| Art | Sabrina Lamonica | Art Department Assistant |
| Camera | Patricia Vanover | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nick Penn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mike House | Grip |
| Camera | Nigel Kirton | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | David Toft | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Philip Hill | Camera Trainee |
| Editing | Christopher Lloyd | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Adrian Trent | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Ackland | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elaine 'Chucks' Thomas | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Jim Beeby | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Ronnie Rampton | Best Boy Electrician |
| Lighting | Danny Young | Electrician |
| Lighting | John Turner | Electrician |
| Lighting | George White | Electrician |
| Lighting | Paul Wood | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Bohan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Honeyborne | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Brookman | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Jim Shields | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Pat Gilbert | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Stan Fiferman | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Graham Parrow | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Sound | Roy Baker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jean Sheffield | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Dominic Lester | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Casali | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Clive Copland | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Kot | Costume Mistress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Harwood | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Pokol | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Miles | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Simon | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Westcott | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Westcott | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Taylor | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Barrett | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eliza Thompson | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Nicholas Kraemer | Conductor |
| Art | Maurice Jones | Property Master |
| Sound | Keith Grant | Music |
| Art | Ken Adam | Production Design |