The Madness of King George is a 1994 British biographical comedy drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own 1991 play...
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The Madness of George III is a 1991 play by Alan Bennett. It is a fictionalised biographical study of the latter half of the reign of George III of the...
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George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820...
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started at the Royal National Theatre, he became known for such works as Talking Heads, The Madness of King George, The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and...
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The Madness of King George: The Ingenious Insanity of Our Most "Misunderestimated" President is a political satire book written by Michael K. Smith and...
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Room with a View, Maurice, The Madness of King George and The Forsyte Saga. From 2010 to 2017 he starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock...
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Alan Bennett (category Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford)
an Academy Award nomination for his film The Madness of King George (1994). In 2005 he received the Society of London Theatre Special Award. Bennett was...
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Adrian Scarborough (category Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School)
in films including The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), Vera Drake (2004), The History Boys (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Les Misérables...
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"The Madness of King Scar" is a song written by English musician Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, which premiered in the musical The Lion King, a stage...
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Nigel Hawthorne (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying King George III in The Madness...
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Helen Mirren (category Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
such as The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), and The Last Station (2009), receiving Academy Award nominations for each of those performances...
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Andrew Dunn (cinematographer) (category Place of birth missing (living people))
Edge of Darkness (1985), L.A. Story (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), The Crucible (1996), Gosford Park (2001), The History...
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67th Academy Awards (category March 1995 events in the United States)
Bullets Over Broadway, Burnt by the Sun, Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, Legends of the Fall, The Madness of King George, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision...
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Janine Duvitski (category Alumni of East 15 Acting School)
in the 1980 rock music film Breaking Glass. She also appeared in Michael Crichton's The First Great Train Robbery (1978), The Madness of King George (1994)...
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Geoffrey Palmer (actor) (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
(1992–2005). His film appearances include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Mrs Brown (1997), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Paddington...
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Nicholas Hytner (category Fellows of King's College London)
such as The Madness of King George (1994), The Crucible (1996), The History Boys (2006), and The Lady in the Van (2015). Hytner was knighted in the 2010...
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fellow actor Anthony Calf, with whom she appeared in The Madness of King George and in a TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Riders They have three daughters....
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John Wood (English actor) (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
of Cairo, Ladyhawke, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Orlando, Shadowlands, The Madness of King George, Richard III, Sabrina, and Chocolat. Wood was born on 5 July 1930...
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Ian Holm (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
(1989), Naked Lunch (1991), The Madness of King George (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and The Aviator (2004). He played Napoleon...
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King George (1994), The Innocent Sleep (1996) and Stardust (2007). Rodger is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barbara Flynn's husband in the television...
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Beatie Edney (category Alumni of Bretton Hall College)
starring role in the Channel 4 sitcom Dressing for Breakfast. In 2012, she played Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George III at the Apollo Theatre...
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Fenton composed the original music of five of these films, for The Madness of King George he instead adapted and arranged the music of Handel. Fenton's...
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Jim Carter (actor) (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
Company of Wolves (1984), A Month in the Country (1987), The Witches (1990), A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992), Stalin (1992), The Madness of King...
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Julian Rhind-Tutt (category Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
significant acting role was as the Duke of York in The Madness of King George (1994). This was followed by a succession of lesser television and film roles....
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Nicholas Hytner: The Madness of King George (in which he played Prime Minister William Pitt opposite Sir Nigel Hawthorne's King George); Don Pedro in Much...
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London Film Critics' Circle (category Cinema of London)
of the Year The Madness of King George British Newcomer of the Year Danny Boyle – Shallow Grave British Screenwriter of the Year Alan Bennett – The Madness...
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total of 8 TC nominations. Hawthorne has won seven awards. British Academy Film Awards 1996: Best Actor in a Leading Role – The Madness of King George British...
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earned an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for The Madness of King George (1994). He also received four British Academy Film Award nominations...
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Howards End (1992) Shadowlands (1993) The Madness of King George (1994) True Blue (1996) The Saint (1997) Wilde (1997) The Red Violin (1998) Saving Private...
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Outstanding British Film – The Madness of King George British Academy Television Awards 1992: Best Single Drama – Screen Two: A Question of Attribution Laurence...
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