The Madness of King George

Name: The Madness of King George
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 1994-12-28
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Anthony Calf, Amanda Donohoe

December 28, 1994
Directed by
Nicholas Hytner

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.