A2 Media - The King's Speech

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What genre is The King's Speech?
A British historical drama
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What is The King's Speech about?
The King's Speech is about a stammering King George VI who has to become King due to his brother abdicating from the throne and relies on speech therapist Lionel Logue to help him overcome his issues and make his first wartime radio broadcast.
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Who plays King George VI?
Colin Firth
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Who plays Lionel Logue?
Geoffrey Rush
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Who are the main female characters in the film?
Elizabeth - Berties Wife. played by Helena Bonham Carter.
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How is Elizabeth represented?
Elizabeth is represented to be very fond of Bertie and extremely understanding towards his problems, which leaves her to be supportive of him. She is shown to have not as much power due to her being a female in the late 1930's.
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How is King George VI represented?
He is shown to have a short temper and gets very stressed out due to his stammering problems. When he is having his stammer, he is shown to be uncomfortable and insecure..
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How successful has The King's Speech been to the Historical Drama industry?
Very successful because due to its high box office many other historical dramas have been made. Such as the up and coming Diana film which all in all is a British Drama which related to the monarchy and The King' Speech has influenced the release.
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What other historical dramas are there, that have been influenced by The King's Speech?
Lincoln - which is based around the American presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
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The King's Speech is about a stammering King George VI who has to become King due to his brother abdicating from the throne and relies on speech therapist Lionel Logue to help him overcome his issues and make his first wartime radio broadcast.

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Who plays Lionel Logue?

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