A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.
Release Date: 28 December 1994Runtime: 107 min
Stars:
- Amanda Donohoe
- Cassandra Halliburton
- Charlotte Curley
- David Leon
- Eve Camden
- Helen Mirren
- Joanna Hall
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Martin Julier
- Natalie Palys
- Peter Bride-Kirk
- Rupert Everett
- Rupert Graves
- Russell Martin
- Thomas Copeland
Director: Nicholas Hytner
