The Madness of King George
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- Director:Nicholas Hytner
- WriterAlan Bennett
- Stars:Rupert Graves, Helen Mirren, Amanda Donohoe, Charlotte Curley
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Original Title:
The Madness of King George
Tagline: His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there
Storyline
A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.
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