Actors in the Kings Speech

When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could.

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (Lithuania)

Also Known As:

Karaliaus kalba

Budget:

$15, 000, 000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$355, 450 (USA)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 See full technical specs »

Trivia

Geoffrey Rush says the line, "It makes it official;" in the novel The Book Thief, there is a similar line. Rush was also in the film adaptation in 2013. See more »

Goofs

At home, in the company of their parents, princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were called Lilibet and Margo, respectively. These names are mentioned nowhere in the film. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: 1925 / King George V reigns over a quarter of the world's people. He asks his second son, the Duke of York, to give the closing speech at the Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Laserdisc Memories: If I Picked the Oscars (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 ('Emperor') in E-Flat Major: II. Adagio un poco mosso
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Heard as George VI concludes his first wartime speech
See more »