The Madness of King George

Name: The Madness of King George
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 1994
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Anthony Calf, Amanda Donohoe

"His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there."

PG-13

6.8/10

1994

1h 47m

Comedy

Drama

History

Overview

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.