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presents a film by Tom Hooper starring Colin Firth Geoffrey Rush Helena Bonham Carter Guy Pearce Jennifer Ehle Derek Jacobi Michael Gambon Timothy Spall Anthony Andrews Production Notes Running time: 118 minutes Rated R by the MPAA ID PR New York Sara Finmann Serlen T: 212-774-6148 C: 917-239-0829 [email protected] The Weinstein Company Los Angeles Pantea Ghaderi T: 323-208-3094 C: 310-503-5302 [email protected] EPK: http://www.epk.tv/view/#/campaign/the-kings-speech/ Pictures: www.twcpublicity.com, User Name: weinstein, Password: twcdim THE KING’S SPEECH Synopsis After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle. Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice. 2 THE KING’S SPEECH About the Cast COLIN FIRTH – Bertie A classically trained British theatre actor, Colin Firth is a veteran of film, television and theater, with an impressive body of work spanning over three decades. Firth won the BAFTA Award in 2010 for his performance in Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” which also earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Firth received international critical acclaim for his starring role as ‘George Falconer’ in “A Single Man,” based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, including being honored with the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and the Performance of the Year Award at the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as the London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year. In 2009 Firth made an appearance in Robert Zemeckis’ “A Christmas Carol,” Disney’s 3D motioncapture-animated version of the classic Charles Dickens tale starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. Firth was also seen starring in “Genova,” directed by Michael Winterbottom. “Genova” is a subtle thriller revolving around two American girls and their British father who move to Italy after their mother dies. The film screened at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the London Film Festival and the San Sebastian Film Festival, where Winterbottom was awarded Best Director. In 2008, Firth was also seen in Universal Pictures’ global smash hit ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” The cast included Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard and Amanda Seyfried. “Mamma Mia!” grossed over half a billion dollars around the world and has become the highest grossing film of all time in the UK. The same year, Firth was seen in “Then She Found Me,” written and directed by Helen Hunt. He was also seen in the Sony Pictures Classics films “When Did You Last See Your Father?” and “Easy Virtue,” based on the Noel Coward play and directed by Stephan Elliott. In 2004, Firth starred in the Universal/Working Title hit “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.” Firth reprised his role as ‘Mark Darcy’ opposite Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant in the film. The same year Firth appeared in the Oscar-nominated film “Girl with a Pearl Earring” opposite Scarlett Johanssen. Firth was nominated for a European Film Award for his performance in the film. In 2003, Firth appeared in the Universal hit “Love Actually,” written and directed by Richard Curtis. At the time of its release, “Love Actually” broke box office records as the highest grossing British romantic comedy opening of all time in the UK and Ireland, and was the largest opening in the history of Working Title Films. In 2002, Firth was seen starring opposite Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon and Judi Dench in the Miramax Film, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Prior to that, Firth appeared in the Academy Award nominated film "Shakespeare in Love," directed by John Madden. Firth portrayed ‘Lord Wessex,’ the evil husband to ‘Violet De Lesseps,’ played by Gwyneth Paltrow. In 1996, Firth appeared in the multi-Oscar nominated film, "The English Patient," opposite Kristen Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes. His other film credits include the Atom Egoyan’s “Where the Truth Lies,” Marc Evans’ thriller “Trauma,” “Nanny McPhee,” “What a Girl Wants,” "A Thousand Acres," with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange, “Apartment Zero,” "My Life So Far," Nick Hornby’s "Fever Pitch," "Circle of Friends," "Playmaker," and the title role in Milos Forman’s “Valmont" opposite Annette Bening. On the small screen, Firth is infamous for his breakout role in 1995, when he played “Mr. Darcy” in the 3 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and the National Television Award for Most Popular Actor. Firth’s latest television appearance was in 2006 in the critically-acclaimed BBC television movie “Born Equal” directed by Dominic Savage (“Out of Control”). In March 2004, Firth hosted NBC’s legendary series “Saturday Night Live.” He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the critically acclaimed HBO film "Conspiracy" and also received the Royal Television Society Best Actor Award and a BAFTA nomination for his performance in "Tumbledown." His other television credits include "Windmills on the Clyde: Making Donovan Quick," "Donovan Quick," "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd," "Deep Blue Sea," "Hostages," and the mini-series "Nostromo." His London stage debut was in the West End production of Another Country playing Benett. He was then chosen to play the character Judd in the 1984 film adaptation opposite Rupert Everett. Firth is an active supporter of Oxfam International, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. In 2008 he was named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter. In 2006, Firth was voted European Campaigner of the Year by the EU. GEOFFREY RUSH – Lionel Logue AFI, Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winner Geoffrey Rush is one of Australia’s most respected actors. His career has spanned over 70 theatrical productions and more than 20 feature films. After taking a degree in English at the University of Queensland, Geoffrey traveled to Paris in 1975 to study at the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theatre. He was a principal member of Jim Sharman’s pioneering Lighthouse ensemble in the early 1980s, where he played leading roles in numerous classics. In 1989, Geoffrey’s lead performance in Neil Armfield’s production of “The Diary of a Madman” earned him the Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for Most Outstanding Performance, the Variety Club Award and the Victorian Green Room Award. This highly acclaimed production toured Moscow and St Petersburg before a triumphant return season at the Adelaide Festival. He has had starring roles in Gogol’s “The Government Inspector,” Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” and Mamet’s “Oleanna”, in which he co-starred with Cate Blanchett. In 1993 he received the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award for his work in theatre. Geoffrey’s Australian film credits include CANDY, LANTANA, SWIMMING UPSTREAM, HARVIE KRUMPET, NEDKELLY, ON OUR SELECTION and CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION. For his role as pianist David Helfgott in SHINE, he won an Oscar for Best Actor, an Australian Film Institute Award, New York and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Awards, a Broadcast Film Critics’ Award, a Film Critics’ Circle of Australia Award, a SAG Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA. For his performance as Henslowe in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, Geoffrey received a BAFTA Award, and Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In Shekhar Kapur’s ELIZABETH, for his role as Walsingham, he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was also nominated for Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar Best Actor Awards for his performance as the Marquis de Sade in Philip Kaufman’s QUILLS. Other films include LES MISERBLES, MYSTERY MEN, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA, THE BANGER SISTERS, FRIDA, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, MUNICH, ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE. He is the voice of Nigel in Pixar Animation’s hugely successful animated feature FINDING NEMO, and the swashbuckling Barbossa in Jerry Bruckheimer’s PIRATES 4 OF THE CARIBBEAN films directed by Gore Verbinski. These blockbuster films have set box office records internationally. Geoffrey’s portrayal of the title role in the HBO biopic THE LIFE AND DEATH O FPETER SELLERS earned him a SAG Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. In 2007 he played the lead in Ionesco’s “Exit the King” at The Malthouse in Melbourne and Belvoir Theatre in Sydney. He co-translated this play with long term theatrical collaborator and director Neil Armfield. Rush made his Broadway debut in a re-staging of “Exit the King” under Malthouse Theatre's touring moniker Malthouse Melbourne. This re-staging featured a new American cast including Susan Sarandon as Queen Marguerite. The show opened on 26 March 2009 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. For his performance as King Berenger in the absurdist comedy, Rush won the Outer Critics Circle Award, Theatre World Award, and Drama Desk Award, as well as the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Award, and was the winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. He is currently filming PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES and recently completed filming Fred Schepisi's THE EYE OF THE STORM, from the Patrick White novel, alongside Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis. HELENA BONHAM CARTER – Elizabeth British actress Helena Bonham Carter has lent her talents to a wide array of diverse feature films such as David Fincher’s provocative Fight Club, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination and an Evening Standard Best Actress Award and the dark comedy Novocaine, directed by David Atkins. On the last day of filming her screen debut in Trevor Nunn’s Lady Jane, James Ivory offered her the ingenue lead in A Room with a View. It was the first of a series of roles in E.M. Forster adaptations that would bring her international acclaim and was followed by Charles Sturridge’s Where Angels Fear to Tread and James Ivory’s Howard’s End for which she received a BAFTA nomination. She played Ophelia in Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet, opposite Mel Gibson, and portrayed Elizabeth in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh. She subsequently appeared as Woody Allen’s wife in Mighty Aphrodite. For her performance in Ian Softley’s Wings of the Dove, Helena received a Best Actress nomination for an Academy Award, as well as a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She received a Canadian Genie Award for Best Actress for Mort Ransen’s Margaret’s Museum and was also Emmynominated for her role in Steve Barron’s mini series Merlin. Other feature film credits include Hans Canosa’s Conversations with Other Women for which she received an Evening standard best actress award, Burton’s Big Fish in which she played two roles, Jenny and The Witch, Planet of The Apes and Charlie and the chocolate factory. Michael Petroni’s Till Human Voices Wake Us and the HBO film Live from Baghdad, directed by Mick Jackson, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Paul Weiland’s Sixty Six, Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s The Heart of Me and McG’s Terminator Salvation. In 2005 Bonham Carter provided the voice for Lady Tottington in Nick Parker’s animated feature film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and the voice of the Corpse Bride in Tim Burton’s stop-motion animation feature Corpse Bride. This year Helena appeared as The Red Queen in Tim Burton’s 3D Imax Experience Alice in Wonderland. She recently completed filming on David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II reprising the role of Bellatrix Lestrange. Both are due for release this Autumn. Bonham Carter’s television appearances 5 include Magnificent 7, inspired by the life of Jacqui Jackson, she plays a mother with seven children, three normal daughters and four sons who are each in one form or another autistic, Dancing Queen, Fatal Deception, A Dark Adapted Eye, Merlin and Henri VIII. Last year she played Enid Blyton in the BBC drama Enid for which she received a BAFTA nomination. Her stage credits include Woman in White, The Chalk Garden, House of Bernarda Alba and Trelawny of the Wells. GUY PEARCE – David Born in England, his parents moved to Australia when Pearce was three years old. Pearce has always been interested in performing, and he excelled at mimicking accents. He starred in several plays when he was young, and graduated to television when he was cast in the Australian soap opera “Neighbours” in 1985, playing the role of Mike Young for several years. Pearce also found roles in other television series such as “Home and Away”(1988) and “Snowy River: The McGregor Saga” (1993). His major breakthrough into film came with his role as a drag queen in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in many American productions including LA CONFIDENTIAL, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, THE TIME MACHINE and notably in Christopher Nolan's MOMENTO. More recently he starred in the critically lauded THE PROPOSITION (2005), directed by John Hillcoat who he worked with again on THE ROAD, he gained critical acclaim for his portrayal of pop artist Andy Warhol in FACTORY GIRL, played Harry Houdini in Gillian Armstrong's DEATH DEFYING ACTS and had a cameo appearance in Kathryn Bigelow's Academy Award winning THE HURT LOCKER. He recently completed filming the Roger Donaldson thriller THE HUNGRY RABBIT JUMPS, alongside Nicolas Cage and most recently “Mildred Pierce” alongside Kate Winslet, directed by Todd Haynes for HBO. JENNIFER EHLE – Myrtle Logue Two-time Tony Award-winning British-American actress of stage and screen, Ehle is probably best known for her starring role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 mini-series Pride and Prejudice in which she starred alongside Colin Firth. Ehle's first major role was in 1992 when Peter Hall cast her in the television adaptation of “The Camomile Lawn”, a novel by Mary Wesley, in which she and her mother, Rosemary Harris, played the same character at different ages. This story, produced by UK's Channel 4, was a five part mini-series about lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to the present. Her performance as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's classic “Pride and Prejudice” gained her a Best Actress BAFTA award. After a stint with the RSC, she gained her first major feature film role in Bruce Beresford's PARADISE ROAD . She was nominated for a BAFTA for her role in WILDE and other film roles include BEDROOMS AND HALLWAYS, THE RIVER KING, MICHAEL CLAYTON and Istvan Szabo's SUNSHINE, among others. She continued pursuing a career on stage, winning critical acclaim and a Best Performance by a Leading Actress Tony for her 2000 Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's “The Real Thing”. She returned to the stage in 2005 in “The Philadelphia Story” at the Old Vic opposite Kevin Spacey. The following year she played Lady Macbeth in “Macbeth” as part of Shakespeare in the Park in New York. She won her second Tony award for portraying three characters in Stoppard's “The Coast of Utopia” triptych, which ran from October 2006 until May 2007. 6 Her most recent films include BEFORE THE RAINS directed by Santosh Sivan and PRIDE AND GLORY, co-starring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell. DEREK JACOBI – Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury Jacobi has enjoyed a highly successful stage career, after graduating from Cambridge he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A live broadcast of She Stoops to Conquer gave him his television debut. While at Birmingham he was invited by Laurence Olivier to join the newly-established National Theatre. He played Laertes in the inaugural production of “Hamlet” opposite Peter O'Toole in 1963 and in 1964 he played Cassius to Olivier's Othello and in 1965 the production was filmed. Over the next 30 years Derek had some very distinguished roles in the theatre such as Touchstone in an all-male As You Like It opposite Anthony Hopkins as Audrey (1967); the title role in Oedipus Rex (1972); Hamlet (1977) and again on a world tour (1979); Kean (1990); Macbeth (1993-94); and Uncle Vanya (1996). From 1972-8 Derek was with the Prospect Theatre where he enjoyed roles such as Buckingham in Richard III, Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night and leads in Ivanov, Pericles and A Month In The Country. In 1980 Derek went to America making his New York stage debut in the short-lived The Suicide. In 1982 Derek joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where he played the title role in Peer Gynt, Prospero in The Tempest, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing andCyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, both opposite Sinead Cusack. He was also in their 1984/85 tour of New York and Washington as Benedick, for which he received a Tony Award, and Cyrano. A year later Derek gave a tour-de-force portrayal of Alan Turing, a gay man who cracked the German Enigma code during World War II, in Breaking The Code. This was one of Derek's favourite roles and he says that the tragedy of Alan Turing was that he was a hero, but he was persecuted for his homosexuality. In 1987 Derek played Byron in the RSC/English Chamber Theatre production of Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know with Isla Blair. In 1988 Derek directed Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet with the Renaissance Theatre Company. In April 2000 Derek returned to Broadway, playing Vanya in the Roundabout Theatre's production of Uncle Vanya with Roger Rees, Brian Murray and Laura Linney. He returned to the British stage in the autumn of 2000 in the Hugh Whitemore play God Only Knows. In 2004, Jacobi starred in Friedrich Schiller's Don Carlos at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, an acclaimed production which transferred to London in January 2005. He followed with the eponymous role in A Voyage Round My Father at the Donmar Warehouse, which then transferred to the West End. He played Malvolio in Michael Grandage's production of Twelfth Night for the Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre for which he won Best Actor at the Olivier Awards 2009. Jacobi's notable television credits include: Man of Straw (BBC, 1972), The Strauss Family (ITV, 1972) and The Pallisers (BBC, 1974). His career-defining television role came in I, Claudius (BBC, 1976), a 13-part serial based on Robert Graves' novels. The Imperial Rome saga was a masterpiece of British television drama, held together by Jacobi's majestic portrayal of the deranged, stuttering Emperor Claudius. Jacobi's superb underplaying won him the BAFTA for Best Actor and garnered him the attention of an international audience. Enhancing his reputation, Jacobi excelled in a variety of serious dramas: as Soviet spy Guy Burgess in Philby, Burgess and Maclean; the title roles in two BBC Shakespeare productions, Richard II and Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; and as Hitler in Inside the Third. In 1985 he also recreated his favourite stage role Cyrano de Bergerac (Channel 4) and appeared in populist programmes: Minder, Tales of the Unexpected (ITV, 1979-88) and the last ever Morecambe and Wise Show special (ITV, tx. 26/12/1983). 7 Other notable television credits include Mr Pye (Channel 4, 1986); an Emmy for Graham Greene's The Tenth Man (1988); In My Defence (BBC, 1991), as Emile Zola; and the triumphant transfer from stage to small screen, Breaking the Code (BBC, 1997). In 1994 Jacobi received a knighthood and embarked on the acclaimed medieval dramas series Cadfael (ITV, 1994-98), based on the Ellis Peters books. Jacobi's quiet and meticulous performance as the 12th Century crime-solving monk struck a chord with television audiences. His many other television appearances include the dramatisation of Jake Arnott's crime novel The Long Firm (BBC, 2004), The Gathering Storm, Margot, Endgame and Morris, a Life with Bells On. In 2001 Jacobi won an Emmy by mocking his Shakespearean background in the US television sitcom Frasier episode "The Show Must Go Off" in which he played the world's worst Shakespearean actor: the hammy, loud, untalented Jackson Hedley. Jacobi made his feature film debut as Cassio in Laurence Olivier's OTHELLO (1965) and during the 1970's appeared in Laurence Olivier's THE THREE SISTERS (1970), Fred Zinnemann's THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973), THE ODESSA FILE (d. Ronald Neame, 1974) and THE MEDUSA TOUCH (d. Jack Gold, 1978). He received the Evening Standard Best Film Actor award for LITTLE DORRIT (d. Christine Edzard, 1988) and again for his performance as painter Francis Bacon in LOVE IS THE DEVIL (D: John Maybury, 1998). Having collaborated with Kenneth Branagh in the theatre, Jacobi's longstanding professional relationship Branagh has produced three films: HENRY V (1989), DEAD AGAIN (1991) and HAMLET (1996). Other feature credits include Otto Preminger's THE HUMAN FACTOR . Jacobi's most recent feature credits include Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR (2000), Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK (2001), REVENGERS TRAGEDY (D: Alex Cox, 2002), THE GOLDEN COMPASS (D: Chris Weitz, 2007) and NANNY MCPHEE (D: Kirk Jones, 2005). Jacobi's forthcoming feature credits include Clint Eastwood's HEREAFTER and Roland Emmerich's ANONYMOUS. Jacobi bears the distinction of holding two knighthoods, Danish and British. MICHAEL GAMBON - George V Gambon started his career with the Edwards/MacLiammoir Gate Theatre, Dublin. In 1963, he was one of the original members of the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic under Laurence Olivier, and appeared there in many plays before leaving to join Birmingham Rep where he played Othello. Also in repertory, he played the title roles in “Macbeth,” “Coriolanus” and “Othello” again, this time at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. IN the West End, he played leads in Simon Gray's “Otherwise Engaged,” in the London premiere of three plays by Alan Ayckbourn: “The Norman Conquests”, “Just Between Ourselves” and “Man of the Moment”; “Alice's Boys,” (with Ralph Richardson); Harold Pinter's “Old Times”; the title role in “Uncle Vanya” and “Veterans Day” with Jack Lemmon. With the Royal National Theatre, he played leading roles in the premieres of Harold Pinter's “Betrayal” and “Mountain Language”, Simon Gray's “Close of Play”, Christopher Hampton's “Tales from Hollywood,” three more lays by Alan Ayckborn: “Sisterly Feelings,” “A Chorus of Disapproval” (for which he won an Olivier Award), and “A Small Family Business” as well as “Hare's Skylight”. He also appeared there in “Richard III,” “Othello,” “A View form the Bridge” (for which he won all the major drama award in 1987) and as the name parts in “The Life of Galileo” and “Volpone” (winning the 1995 Evening Standard Best Actor Award). He lead Nicolas Hytner's production of “Cressida” at the Almeida and Patrick Marber's production of “The Caretaker” and Stephen Daldry's “A Number” at the Royal Court. More recently Gambon starred in “Endgame” with Lee Evans, directed by Matthew Warchus and “Henry IV Parts I and II” at the National Theatre. Gambon also recently starred in the Gate Theatre's productions of Samuel 8 Beckett's “Eh Joe” as part of the Beckett Centenary Festival, directed by Atom Egoyan and “Krapp's Last Tape,” directed by Michael Colgan as well as in 2008 the Gate Theatre's production of Harold Pinter's “No Man's Land,” directed by Rupert Goold and co-starring David Bradley and David Walliams. His extensive work on TV includes the title role in the Dennis Potter series “The Singing Detective” for which he won a BAFTA. His award-winning performance in BBC”s “Wives and Daughters,” was followed by Charles Sturridges's “Longitude,” Stephen Poliakoff's “The Lost Prince” and “Joe's Palace” followed by the “Cranford” for the BBC. He was most recently seen as Mr Woodhouse in the BBC production of “Emma”. Gambon's many film credits include Peter Greenaway's THE COOK, THE THIEF, THIS WIFE AND HER LOVER, THE GAMBLER, Iain Softley's THE WINGS OF THE DOVE, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, PLUNKETT AND MACLEANE, THE LAST SEPTEMBER, Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW, Michael Mann's THE INSIDER, CHARLOTTE GRAY, Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK, John Frankenheimer's PATH TO WAR, Conor McPherson's THE ACTORS, Mike Nichol's ANGELS IN AMERICA, SYLVIA, Wes Anderson's THE LIFE AQUATIC, Robert de Niro's THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Michael Apted's AMAZING GRACE and Julian Jarrold's BRIDESHEAD REVISITED. He also starred as Dumbledore in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS. TIMOTHY SPALL – Winston Churchill One of Britain’s best loved and most talented character actors, Timothy Spall has made a name for himself dividing his time between larger ‘Hollywood’ projects and regular collaborations with Mike Leigh. Timothy trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, theatre work follow with the RSC and the National Theatre, however he came to wider British audience’s attention in 1980’s through his role as Barry in the British television series “Auf Weidersehen Pet” . It was in 1996 in his role as Maurice in Mike Leigh’s SECRETS AND LIES though, which brought Timothy critical acclaim, a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and a constant demand for his acting services. His next role as Mr Venus in “Our Mutual Friend” also brought a BAFTA nomination. Roles in Steven Poliakoff’s “Shooting the Past” and “Perfect Strangers”. Timothy’s TV roles of note include Eddie in Jimmy McGovern’s award-winning ensemble series “The Street” 2006), acting alongside his son Rafe in the Andrew Davies adaptation of E.M. Forster’s “A Room with a View” (2007) and Fagin in the BBC’s “Oliver Twist”(2007). His film roles include Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET and LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, STILL CRAZY, INTIMACY, ROCK STAR, LUCKY BREAK, VANILLA SKY, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, THE LAST SAMURAI, PIERREPOINT. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, ENCHANTED and Tim Burton’s SWEENEY TODD. His performances for Mike Leigh include LIFE IS SWEET, TOPSY TURVY and ALL OR NOTHING. Recent roles include Peter Pettigrew in HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS, PARTS 1 AND 11, Arthur in HAMMER'S: WAKE WOOD, Donaldson in DESERT FLOWER, Bogis in Julian Fellows' FROM TIME TO TIME and in Tom Hooper's THE DAMNED UNITED. He provided the voice of Churchill in JACKBOOTS ON WHITEHALL and the voice of Bayard in ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Timothy received an OBE in 1999. 9 ANTHONY ANDREWS – Stanley Baldwin Andrews is well-known from both stage and screen. His recent theatre credits include “The Letter” at the Wyndham’s Theatre, Count Fosco in “The Woman in White” at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End, Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady” at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane and as Pastor Manders in Robin Phillip’s highly acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts” at the Comedy Theatre in London, produced by Bill Kenwright. Other theatre credits include spells with the New Shakespeare Company – “Rome and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night's Dream”. The Royal National Theatre production of Stephen Poliakoff’s “Coming in to Land” with Maggie Smith, directed by Peter Hall, “Dragon Variations” at the Duke of York’s Theatre, the much acclaimed Greenwich Theatre production of Robin Chapman’s “One of Us” and the adaptation of “Vertigo”. Andrew’s first television appearance was in “A Beast with two Backs” by Dennis Potter. His first leading role in a series was as the title character in the BBC’s “The Fortunes of Nigel” by Sir Walter Scott. Subsequently he distinguished himself in various television classics playing Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet” , Horner in “The Country Wife” and “French without Tears”. He also starred in the series “The Pallisers”, “Upstairs Downstairs”, “The Duchess of Duke Street” and “Danger UXB” in which he played bomb disposal hero Brian Ash which led directly to his appearance as Sebastian Flyte in the classic “Brideshead Revisited” for which he won the British Academy Award in the UK, the Golden Globe award in the USA and an Emmy nomination for Best Actor Other notable TV appearances include “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” for which he was nominated for an ACE award in the USA, “Sparkling Cyanide” and ”Jewels” which earned him a Golden Globe nomination as best actor in a mini series. Most recent TV appearances include Mr. Murdstone in “David Copperfield”, Boy Dougdale in Nancy Mitford’s “Love in a Cold Climate” and George VI in “Cambridge Spies” for the BBC. His films include OPERATION DAYBREAK , A WAR OF CHILDREN, IVANHOE, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, QB VII, SUSPICION, UNDER THE VOLCANO directed by John Houston, THE HOLCROFT COVENANT, HANNAH’S WAR, THE LIGHTHORSEMEN, SECOND VICTORY, and MOTHERTIME. As a producer, he co-produced LOST IN SIBERIA, filmed entirely in Russia, which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film and HAUNTED produced by his own production company, Double ‘A’ Films. 10 THE KING’S SPEECH About the Filmmakers TOM HOOPER – Director Tom Hooper's most recent film THE DAMNED UNITED starred Michael Sheen as the legendary English football manager Brian Clough. THE DAMNED UNITED was nominated by the South Bank Show Awards for best British film and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. This Sony Pictures/BBC Film, written by Peter Morgan, was based on the novel by David Peace. Tom Hooper has had an unprecedented run of success at the Golden Globes, winning the Golden Globe for best movie or mini-series made for television three years in a row (2007/8/9). His starring actors and actresses have won Golden Globes for their performances three years running. Tom Hooper’s “John Adams”, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, won four Golden Globes and thirteen Emmys - the most Emmys ever awarded to a programme in one year in US television history. Based on the best selling Pulitzer prize winning biography by David McCullough, “John Adams” tells the story of the American Revolution through the eyes of the second president. Hooper directed all nine hours of the mini-series, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman for HBO. Tom Hooper’s "Longford", about Lord Longford's relationship with the "Moors Murderer" Myra Hindley, won Golden Globes for Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton and for best TV film. It was written by Peter Morgan for HBO/Channel 4. Hooper won the Emmy award for directing "Elizabeth I," starring Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. The HBO/Channel 4 miniseries won three Golden Globes and nine Emmy? Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries and best actress for Helen Mirrren. Hooper was nominated for a Best Director Emmy for helming the revival of ITV's "Prime Suspect - The Last Witness," starring Helen Mirren. He directed Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the BAFTAnominated film RED DUST. Hooper's TV work also includes "Daniel Deronda," which won the Best Miniseries award at the 2003 Banff TV Festival, "Love in a Cold Climate," for which Alan Bates was Bafta nominated, and the multi award-winning ITV comedy drama "Cold Feet." For two years running Hooper directed the one hour specials that won "Eastenders" the BAFTA for best soap. He wrote, directed and produced the short film PAINTED FACES aged 18, which premiered at the London Film Festival, was released theatrically and shown on Channel 4. At Oxford University he directed theatre productions with contemporaries Kate Beckinsale and Emily Mortimer, and directed his first TV commercials. 37 year old Hooper’s first film "Runaway Dog" was made aged 13 on a clockwork 16mm Bolex camera using 100 foot of film. IAIN CANNING – Producer Iain Canning joined with producer Emile Sherman in 2008, setting up See-Saw Films in both the UK and Australia. “The King’s Speech” is Canning’s first feature film as producer, having previously Executive produced the multi-award winning films “Hunger” and “Control”. “Hunger”, Steve McQueen’s first feature about the final weeks of Irish republican Bobby Sands, starring Michael Fassbender, won the Camera d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA Carl 11 Foreman Award. “Control”, the story of Ian Curtis the Joy Division singer, directed by Anton Corbijn was also a Special Mention Camera d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2007 and the BAFTA Carl Foreman Award winner in the same year. Canning combines producing with acquiring films for Australasian distribution company Transmission Films. Canning has a background in marketing, sales and acquisitions having worked for Becker International, Dendy Films and for international sales company Renaissance Films as head of development, acquisitions and production. EMILE SHERMAN – Producer Emile Sherman founded See-Saw Films with UK producer Iain Canning in 2008. Since inception SeeSaw has produced Jim Loach's Oranges and Sunshine starring Emily Watson, Australian box office hit comedy The Kings of Mykonos and Anton Corbjin's Linear. Through his previous company, Sherman Pictures, Sherman produced films including the Toronto International Film Festival FIPRESCI awarded film Disgrace starring John Malkovich and based on Nobel Prize winning author J.M.Coetzee's novel; the Annie Award Best Film nominated stop motion animation feature $9.99; and award-winning films Candy starring Heath Ledger and Geoffrey Rush, and Phillip Noyce's Rabbit Proof Fence (as EP). Other films include Peter Cattaneo's (The Full Monty) Opal Dream and, as EP, Australian box office hit Oyster Farmer. Soon after inception, See-Saw founded finance company Fulcrum Media Finance together with Sharon Menzies and Barry Sechos. Fulcrum provides finance to cashflow the Australian Producer Offset, the New Zealand Screen Production Incentive Fund (SPIF). Sherman is also a director of leading Australasian distribution company Transmission Films, which has a joint venture with Paramount Pictures. GARETH UNWIN – Producer With a background as an assistant director and a wide variety of features behind him, Gareth has worked on British films including CLUB LE MONDE, TRINITY and SW9 as well as bigger budgeted American films including NOMAD, SURVIVAL ISLAND and LAST BATTLE DREAMER. Gareth also produced the BAFTA nominated EXAM, directed by Stuart Hazeldine which was selected for the Edinburgh, Sitges and Dinard film festivals and won the Spirit of Independence award at this years Santa Barbara Film Festival. Unwin is currently in production on "Projekt Chopin". Being made to coincide with the 200 year anniversary of Chopin's birth, it is a mixture of 3-D live action and stop motion animation. Gareth is also developing the Bedlam Productions film slate with a commitment to making emotionally rewarding films that have a broad appeal. DAVID SEIDLER – Writer A Londoner by birth, he developed a profound childhood stutter. As a result, George VI, the stammering King who had to speak, became a boyhood hero, role model, and inspiration for this film. 12 Commencing with writing dubbing scripts for “Godzilla The Monster” movies, and taking time out to work as Political Advisor to the Prime Minister of Fiji, Seidler has sustained an extensive career with twenty credits to his name including: “Tucker, The Man and His Dream” starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, and Martin Landau, directed by Francis Coppola; “Malice in Wonderland”, Elizabeth Taylor’s return role after a long hiatus, co-starring Jane Alexander - and projects developed for Bruce Willis, Jane Fonda, and Kirk and Michael Douglas. Nominated for Writing Achievement by the Writers’ Guild of America three times: winning for “Onassis, The Richest Man In The World” with Raul Julia, Anthony Quinn and Jane Seymour (who won an Emmy for her portrayal of Maria Callas), nominated for “My Father, My Son” with Keith Carradine and Karl Malden, and “By Dawn’s Early Light” with Richard Crenna. He has also written three animated features, including “Quest for Camelot” (aka “The Magic Sword”) and has lectured at universities in Milan, Rome, and the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His stage version of “The King’s Speech” will open on Broadway in the Spring of 2011 with Adrian Noble (formerly of the Royal Shakespeare Company) directing. DANNY COHEN – Director of Photography Director Of Photography Danny Cohen has worked on a number of feature films and television dramas with a variety of artists, including Paul Bettany, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney and Ray Winstone, as well as an eclectic range of directors, including Richard Curtis, Shane Meadows and Stephen Poliakoff. Recent film and TV credits include Dominic Savage’s “Dive”, THIS IS ENGLAND and DEAD MAN'S SHOES directed by Shane Meadows as well as most recently the C4 tv series, “This is England '86”, directed by Meadows and Tom Harper. PIERREPOINT directed by Adrian Shergold, Steven Poliakoff’s GLORIOUS 39 and “A Real Summer” and Richard Curtis’ THE BOAT THAT ROCKED. Danny has twice been nominated for a BAFTA for Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction/Entertainment; in 2007 for his work on “Longford” and 2008 for “Joe’s Palace” and received a shared 2008 Emmy Nomination Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or A Movie for “John Adams” directed by Tom Hooper. EVE STEWART – Production Designer Eve Stewart has previously collaborated with director Tom Hooper on the Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning “Elizabeth I”, as well as his feature film debut THE DAMNED UNITED, however she is best known for her collaborations with Mike Leigh including VERA DRAKE, ALL OR NOTHING, TOPSY-TURVY for which she was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000 and CAREER GIRLS. She also art directed SECRETS AND LIES and NAKED for Mike Leigh in 1996 and 1993 respectively. Eve has extensive film credits as a Production Designer including BECOMING JANE, THE GOOD NIGHT, Guy Ritchie’s REVOLVER, DE-LOVELY, WONDROUS OBLIVION, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, GOODBYE CHARLIE BRIGHT (2001), THE HOLE (2001) and Nigel Cole’s hit comedy SAVING GRACE (2000). Her set designs can also be seen in British teen comedy WILD CHILD and the 1980’s set IRA drama FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING and most recently in Nick Love's THE FIRM. JENNY BEAVAN – Costume Designer Jenny Beavan studied theatre design at the Central School of Art & Design in London. During the 1970s, Jenny designed sets and costumes for a variety of ballet, opera and theatre companies throughout Europe – ranging from Covent Garden Opera, Nederlans Opera and Dans Theater to the smallest fringe theatres 13 in London. In 1976 she was introduced to Merchant Ivory Productions, and started work with them – first as an assistant, and later as a costume designer. Beavan and John Bright of Cosprop, the London costume house, formed a design partnership and worked on 12 films together, as well as both pursuing their individual careers. A ROOM WITH A VIEW (which won Jenny and John the 1987 Oscar for costume design) and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY were both made with Merchant Ivory. Jenny has been nominated many times for awards (eight times for Academy Awards) and, as well as the Oscar, she has won two BAFTA's for GOSFORD PARK and A ROOM WITH A VIEW and an Emmy for EMMA. During the last five years Jenny has started to work in theatre again. She designed “Private Lives” for Howard Davies, which was produced in London and on Broadway, as well as plays produced at the National Theatre and in the West End. On television she has worked with Richard Loncraine on “The Gathering Storm” and also the popular series “Cranford”. Jenny has had the good fortune to work with some of the greatest directors in cinema: James Ivory, Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Altman, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee and Lasse Hallstrom on: HOWARD'S END, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, GOSFORD PARK, ALEXANDER, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, CASANOVA and most recently, Brian DePalma on THE BLACK DAHLIA and Michael Apted on AMAZING GRACE. Her most recent collaboration was for Guy Ritchie's SHERLOCK HOLMES. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – Composer After composing the music for over 50 European films and being nominated for two Cesar Awards, Alexandre Desplat, burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2003 with his evocative score to THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING (starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth), which earned him nominations from the Golden Globes, BAFTA and European Film Awards. His reputation was solidified by his critically acclaimed score to Jonathan Glazer's film BIRTH (starring Nicole Kidman) and Stephen Gaghan's film SYRIANA (Produced by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon), which earned him yet another Golden Globe nomination. THE QUEEN (directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren) garnered him his first Academy Award nomination. In the same year he was also won a Golden Globe Award for his score to THE PAINTED VEIL (starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts). In 2007, he wrote the music for The GOLDEN COMPASS (directed by Chris Weitz and starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig), which is the first movie based upon the beloved trilogy, HIS DARK MATERIALS by Philip Pullman and LUST, CAUTION (for Academy Award winning director Ang Lee). In 2008, Alexandre composed the score tor David Fincher's THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), which earned him his second Academy Award Nomination and his fourth Golden Globe nomination. In the following year, he composed the music for Nora Ephron's JULIE & JULIA (starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams), CHERI (directed by Stephen Frears), COCO BEFORE CHANEL(starring Audrey Tautou), THE PROPHET (directed by Jacques Audiard), which was the Official French Selection for the Oscar category of Best Picture in a Foreign Language, TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (directed by Chris Weitz), and THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX (directed by Wes Anderson), which brought Alexandre his third Academy Award nomination. Recently released was Roman Polanski's contemporary film noir motion picture THE GHOST WRITER (starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan). In 2010, Alexandre was selected as one of the nine 14 luminaries to serve as a juror for the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. Upcoming movies include THE TREE OF LIFE (directed by Terence Malick, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn), THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP (directed by Richard Loncraine), TAMARA DREWE (directed by Stephen Frears) and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 1) (directed by David Yates). TARIQ ANWAR – Editor Having spent 18 years at the BBC Tariq Anwar learnt his craft by cutting a huge array of programmes for almost every department. From the News department, to Music and Arts, to the History and Geographic channels Tariq worked on an extremely tight schedule, and the lessons he learnt in terms of storytelling, structure and how to make fast decisions were invaluable to his later work. Tariq has since cut a diverse selection of feature films and television dramas and has won and been nominated for multiple awards. His recent feature film work has included LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, THE OTHER MAN, REVOLTIONARY ROAD, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, STAGE BEAUTY and SYLVIA as well as AMERICAN BEAUTY, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, an ACE award and won the BAFTA for Best Editor. Other BAFTA wins include the television dramas “Oppenheimer” and “Caught on a Train”, and nominations include “Summer’s Lease,” “Fortunes War,” the “Monocled Mutineer,” “Tender is the Night” and THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE. 15 THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY and UK FILM COUNCIL PRESENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MOMENTUM PICTURES AEGIS FILM FUND MOLINARE, LONDON FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT A SEE-SAW FILMS / BEDLAM PRODUCTION THE KING’S SPEECH Directed by TOM HOOPER Produced by IAIN CANNING EMILE SHERMAN GARETH UNWIN Screenplay by DAVID SEIDLER Executive Producers GEOFFREY RUSH TIM SMITH PAUL BRETT MARK FOLIGNO Executive Producers HARVEY WEINSTEIN BOB WEINSTEIN Co-producers PETER HESLOP SIMON EGAN COLIN FIRTH GEOFFREY RUSH HELENA BONHAM CARTER GUY PEARCE TIMOTHY SPALL DEREK JACOBI JENNIFER EHLE ANTHONY ANDREWS CLAIRE BLOOM EVE BEST and MICHAEL GAMBON 16 Director of Photography DANNY COHEN BSC Composer ALEXANDRE DESPLAT Film Editor TARIQ ANWAR Production Designer EVE STEWART Costume Designer JENNY BEAVAN Make-up and Hair Designer FRANCES HANNON Music Supervisor MAGGIE RODFORD Casting Director NINA GOLD King George VI Queen Elizabeth Archbishop Cosmo Lang Equerry Private Secretary Chauffeur BBC Radio Announcer Robert Wood BBC Technician Dr Blandine-Bentham Lionel Logue Laurie Logue Myrtle Logue Valentine Logue Anthony Logue Princess Elizabeth Princess Margaret Theatre Director Willie King George V King Edward VIII Lord Wigram Nurse Lord Dawson Queen Mary Duke of Kent Duke of Goucester Butler Colin Firth Helena Bonham Carter Derek Jacobi Robert Portal Richard Dixon Paul Trussell Adrian Scarborough Andrew Havill Charles Armstrong Roger Hammond Geoffrey Rush Calum Gittins Jennifer Ehle Dominic Applewhite Ben Wimsett Freya Wilson Ramona Marquez David Bamber Jake Hathaway Michael Gambon Guy Pearce Patrick Ryecart Teresa Gallagher Simon Chandler Claire Bloom Orlando Wells Tim Downie Dick Ward 17 Wallis Simpson Footman Winston Churchill Boy in Regent's Park Stanley Baldwin Steward Neville Chamberlain Co-Executive Producers Associate Producer Eve Best John Albasiny Timothy Spall Danny Emes Anthony Andrews John Warnaby Roger Parrott Deepak Sikka Lisbeth Savill Phil Hope Charles Dorfman Line Producer Peter Heslop Production Manager Erica Bensly First Assistant Director Martin Harrison Supervising Art Director David Hindle Production Sound Mixer John Midgley Production Coordinator Assistant Production Coordinator Director’s Assistant Production Runner Fiona Garland Jonathan Houston Francesca Budd Stefano Margaritelli Script Supervisor Second Assistant Director Third Assistant Director Floor Runner Crowd Assistant Director Crowd Assistant Director (Yorkshire) Production Accountant First Assistant Accountant Assistant Accountant Cathy Doubleday Chris Stoaling Heidi Gower Darren Price Charlie Waller Julie Heskin Marilyn Goldsworthy Peter Clark Matthew Lawson Dialect Coach Casting Assistant Choreographer Logue Family Consultant Historical Advisor Military & Ceremonial Advisor Military Advisor Neil Swain Kharmel Cochrane Scarlett Mackmin Mark Logue Hugo Vickers Alastair Bruce Edwin Field 18 A Camera / Steadicam Operator A Camera Focus Puller A Camera Clapper Loader B Camera Operator B Camera Focus Puller B Camera Clapper Loader Video Playback Operator Camera Trainee A Camera Grip B Camera Grip Gaffer Best Boy Electricians Electrical Rigger Airstar Head Technician Airstar Lead Technician Sound Maintenance Cable / 3rd Persons Zac Nicholson Peter Byrne Abigail Catto Danny Cohen Leigh Gold Max Glickman Lizzie Kelly Elliot Dupuy Alex Mott Simon Fogg Paul McGeachan Will Kendal Tom Hyde Sean Davis Alan Fraser Danny Griffiths Guy Cope Iain Young Marc Woodcock Mike Reardon Charlotte Grey Joe Carey Art Director Set Decorator Production Buyer Art Department Coordinator Standby Art Director Graphic Designer Art Department Assistant Storyboard Artist Art Department Runners Leon McCarthy Judy Farr Corina Floyd Julia Castle Netty Chapman Amy Merry Camise Oldfield Douglas Ingram Rebecca Walker Eva Onsrud Emma Weaver Prop Master Dressing Propman / Storeman Dressing Propmen Bruce Bigg Warren Stickley Michael Fleming Peter Hasler Mitch Niclas Andy Forrest Standby Propmen Assistant Costume Designers Costume Supervisor Alison Beard Sally Turner Marco Scotti 19 Costume Standbys David Otzen Katherine Greenacre Jenna McGranaghan Costume Assistant Hair & Make-up Artists Hair & Make-up Trainee Location Managers Nana Fischer Carmel Jackson Christine Whitney Paul Gooch Clarice Gill Jamie Lengyel David Broder Rebecca Davis Tom Asquith Dave Bell Lindsey Powell Paul Tomlinson Camilla Stephenson Assistant Location Managers Unit Manager Location Assistants Location Scout Construction Manager Chargehand Carpenter Carpenters Supervising Painter Scenic Painter Painter Stagehand Construction Driver Alan Chesters Jo Hawthorne Leigh Chesters Simon Robilliard John Roberts David Mears George Roberts Michael Webb Billy Pidgley Standby Carpenter Standby Painter Standby Rigger David ‘Ned’ Kelly Henry Gallagher John Hanks Special Effects Supervisor Special Effects Floor Supervisor Special Effects Senior Technician Mark Holt Jamie Weguelin Patrick O’Sullivan Public Relations Unit Publicist Stills Photographer EPK King George VI Stand-in Lionel Logue Stand-in Queen Elizabeth Stand-in Utility Stand-in Transport Captain Driver to Mr Hooper DDA Public Relations Ltd Emma Davie Laurie Sparham Special Treats Roy Borrett Steven Morphew Helen Slaymaker Richard Manlove Simon Jones David O’Donoghue 20 Driver to Mr Firth Driver to Mr Rush Driver to Ms Bonham Carter Driver to Mr Pearce Unit Drivers Minibus Drivers Catering by Proprietor Catering Manager Chef Catering Assistants Health & Safety Officers Tony Wadsworth Lee Isgar Harry Taylor Danny Jarman Debbie Bryant Steve Pirolli John Ayres Mark Bellett Premier Caterers Limited Peter Titterell Kevin Chamberlin Dave Hayball Christine Perrett Will McCord Jeremy Sellick Mike Ryan Barry May-Leybourne John Dalton Carrie Johnson Unit Nurse 2nd Unit Director of Photography 2nd Unit First Assistant Director nd 2 Unit Crowd Second Assistant Director 2nd Unit Third Assistant Directors 2nd Unit Focus Pullers 2nd Unit Clapper Loaders 2nd Unit Camera Trainee 2 Unit Video Playback Operators nd 2nd Unit Grips 2nd Unit Sound Mixer 2 Unit Sound Assistant nd Post Production Supervisor Post Production Coordinator Delivery Paperwork Coordinator Post Production Accountant Martin Kenzie Guy Heeley Charlie Reed Tom Brewster Andy Mannion Liam Lock Shaun Cobley David Cozens Oliver Loncraine Nathan Mann Ben Wilson Dave Churchyard Chloe Thomson Will Morris Martyn Culpan Guy McCormack Jody Knight Dean Morris Gary Hutchings Martin Seeley Dash Mason-Malik Emma Zee Siobhan Boyes Sarah Parfitt Peter Eardley 21 Sound Post Production by Boom Post Supervising Sound Editor Assistant Sound Editor Sound Effects Editors Lee Walpole Philip Clements Catherine Hodgson Jim Goddard Andre Schmidt Matt Skelding Virginia Thorn Philip Clements Catherine Thomas Peter Burgis Andi Derrick Paul Hamblin Forbes Noonan Martin Jensen Dialogue Editors Assistant Dialogue Editor Assistant Sound Editor Foley Recordist & Editor Foley Artists Re-recording Mixer ADR & Assistant Re-recording Mixer Additional Re-recording Mixer ADR (Australia) ADR (London) ADR (New York) ADR (Hawaii) Sound Firm, Melbourne Pepper, London Sound One, NYC Audio Images, Kauai Digital Intermediate by Post Production Manager Digital Intermediate Conform Editors Molinare, London Alan Pritt Steve Knight Gemma Townsend Francois Kamffer Jamie Welsh Colourist Gareth Spensley On-line Editor Digital Film Supervisor Digital Film Technicians Digital Film Consultant Film Consultant Connan McStay Matt James Tim Drewett Mike Andrews Soren Kloch Len Brown VFX Editor Tony Trompetto VFX by Molinare, London VFX Supervisor / Producer VFX Line Producer VFX Production Coordinator Head of Production On-set VFX Supervisor Additional on-set VFX Supervision 2D Lead Tom Horton Fawnda Denham Duncan Holland Sal Urmeji Philip Attfield Neil Cunningham Nik Martin 22 Senior 2D Artists 2D Artists Matte Painters Senior CG Artist VFX Editor VFX Data Ops FOR PIXION CG Supervisor CG Artists Match Mover 2D Supervisor 2D Lead 2D Artists Music Composed and Conducted by Piano Solo Orchestra Leader / Violin Solos Simon Kilroe Anthony Webb Rick McMahon Alasdair McNeil John Hardwick Marc Hutchings Zissis Papatzikis Terence Alvares Joss Flores Serdar Simga Audrius Urbonavicius Julian Johnson Collette Nunes Liam Tully Viral Thakkar Neha Antra Sohil Shaik Ranadheer Reddy (Rana) Sanjiv Naik Sanket Gune Pratik Kalbende Abhijit Sreekanth Anil Rawat Indresh Tiwari Saarika Ali Ashok Uchil Arun Mendon Abhiman Nimaan Debashish Bora Pratik Dubey Ritu Chourasia Alexandre Desplat Dave Arch Thomas Bowes Music Recorded and Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London Score Recorded and Mixed by Pete Cobbin Source Music Recorded and Mixed by Assisted by Andrew Dudman Sam Okell 23 John Barrett Score 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James Swarbrick FOR THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY Senior Vice President, Production & Development Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Acquisitions FOR MOMENTUM PICTURES President President of International Distribution SVP of Acquisitions, Worldwide Director of Legal & Business Affairs, Europe Ben Famiglietti Michal Podall Steinberg Charles Layton Xavier Marchand Robert Walak Spyro Markesinis FOR UK FILM COUNCIL Head of Premiere Fund Head of Business Affairs Head of Production Finance Head of Production Sally Caplan Will Evans Vince Holden Fiona Morham FOR MOLINARE, LONDON Director Film Executive Steve Milne M J McMahon 25