The King's Speech
A film poster showing two men framing a large, ornate window looking out onto London. Colin Firth, on the left, is wearing as naval uniform as King George VI, staring at the viewer. Geoffrey Rush, on the right, is wearing a suit and facing out the window, his back to the reader. The picture is overlaid with names and critical praise for the film.
British theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Hooper
Written byDavid Seidler
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Cohen
Edited byTariq Anwar
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
Running time
119 minutes[4]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[7]
Box office$427.4 million[1]

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.