The King's Speech - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The King's Speech"
The King's Speech (2010)
Timing:
1:58 (118 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Emile Sherman
Producer
Iain Canning
Producer
Gareth Unwin
Producer
Executive Producer
Mark Foligno
Executive Producer
Paul Brett
Executive Producer
Tim Smith
Executive Producer
Writer
David Seidler
Writer
Casting
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Holt
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Leon McCarthy
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
David Hindle
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Production Design
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Paul Gooch
Makeup Artist
Christine Whitney
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Martin Jensen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Hamblin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Simon Egan
Co-Producer
Orchestrator
Jean-Pascal Beintus
Orchestrator
Nicolas Charron
Orchestrator
Sylvain Morizet
Orchestrator
Second Assistant Director
Chris Stoaling
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Danny Cohen
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Danny Cohen
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Costume Supervisor
Marco Scotti
Costume Supervisor
Sound Effects Editor
Catherine Hodgson
Sound Effects Editor
Property Master
Bruce Bigg
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Derek Bird
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Walpole
Supervising Sound Editor
Gerard McCann
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Cathy Doubleday
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Carmel Jackson
Hairstylist
Nana Fischer
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Laurie Sparham
Still Photographer
Visual Effects Producer
Melinka Thompson-Godoy
Visual Effects Producer
Thomas M. Horton
Visual Effects Producer
Armorer
Nick Jeffries
Armorer
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Sally Turner
Assistant Costume Designer
Thanks
Albert Martínez Martín
Thanks
Andrew Mackie
Thanks
Richard Payten
Thanks
Christos Michaels
Thanks
Production Manager
Erica Bensly
Production Manager
Screenplay
David Seidler
Screenplay
Location Scout
Camilla Stephenson
Location Scout
Philip Lobban
Location Scout
Art Department Coordinator
Julia Castle
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Matthew Skelding
Dialogue Editor
Andre Schmidt
Dialogue Editor
Location Manager
Jamie Lengyel
Location Manager
David Broder
Location Manager
Painter
John Roberts
Painter
Special Effects
James Davis III
Special Effects
Music Supervisor
Maggie Rodford
Music Supervisor
Hair Designer
Frances Hannon
Hair Designer
Production Accountant
Marilyn Goldsworthy
Production Accountant
Gaffer
Paul McGeachan
Gaffer
Music Editor
Peter Clarke
Music Editor
Production Sound Mixer
John Midgley
Production Sound Mixer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Martin Kenzie
Second Unit Director of Photography
Storyboard Artist
Douglas Ingram
Storyboard Artist
Co-Executive Producer
Deepak Sikka
Co-Executive Producer
In Memory Of
Edwin Morris Hooper
In Memory Of
Additional Music
Colorist
Gareth Spensley
Colorist
Post Production Supervisor
Emma Zee
Post Production Supervisor
Stand In
Teresa Mahoney
Stand In
Steve Morphew
Stand In
Unit Publicist
Emma Davie
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Fiona Garland
Production Coordinator
Visual Effects Coordinator
Charlotte Collings
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Editor
Collette Nunes
Visual Effects Editor
Migs Rustia
Visual Effects Editor
Paul Stemmer
Visual Effects Editor
Tony Tromp
Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects
Danny S. Kim
Visual Effects
Line Producer
Peter Heslop
Line Producer
CG Supervisor
Viral Thakkar
CG Supervisor
ADR & Dubbing
Forbes Noonan
ADR & Dubbing
Choreographer
Scarlett Mackmin
Choreographer
Assistant Sound Editor
Philip Clements
Assistant Sound Editor
Dialect Coach
Neil Swain
Dialect Coach
Construction Manager
Alan Chesters
Construction Manager
Transportation Captain
Carl Isherwood
Transportation Captain
Simon Jones
Transportation Captain
Wigmaker
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Color Timer
Jeff Smithwick
Color Timer
Public Relations
Dennis Davidson
Public Relations
Foley
Andie Derrick
Foley
Digital Compositors
Cyntia Büll
Digital Compositors
Kelly Fischer
Digital Compositors
Ilamuruguselvan
Digital Compositors
Hanuman Patel
Digital Compositors
Prosthetic Supervisor
Kristyan Mallett
Prosthetic Supervisor
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Jeff Maynard
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
What's left behind the scenes
- Guy Pearce plays Edward VIII – the older brother of King George VI (Colin Firth). In reality, Pearce is 7 years younger than Colin Firth.
- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (wife of King George VI) outlived him by 50 years and went down in history as the Queen Mother.
- In the film, Lionel says that his father was a brewer, but in reality, he was a clerk. And Lionel's grandfather, on the other hand, was a brewer.
- Westminster Abbey was actually filmed at Ely Cathedral, and the interiors of Buckingham Palace were filmed inside Lancaster House, a luxurious home in London.
- Lionel (played by Geoffrey Rush) forbids Bertie from smoking during their sessions, saying that "inhaling smoke into your lungs will kill you." King George VI (1895-1952) smoked between 20 and 25 cigarettes a day and died from complications resulting from surgery after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
- Nine weeks before filming began, Lionel Logue's grandson, Mark Logue (1880-1953), discovered a large box of his grandfather's personal papers in the attic of his house. It contained his diary, appointment book, notes on sessions with King George VI, and over a hundred personal letters from the King to Logue. It also contained (it is believed) a copy of the very speech from 1939 in which George VI declared war on Nazi Germany. Mark Logue handed all the discovered papers over to director Tom Hooper and screenwriter David Seidler for use in the film. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush reviewed all these documents.
- The screenwriter, David Seidler, also stuttered as a child. Moreover, he heard the very historical speech of George VI on the radio himself. He subsequently wrote to Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) and the Queen Mother (1900-2002) requesting permission to write a screenplay about George VI. The Queen Mother only asked him in return not to do so during her lifetime, and Seidler fulfilled her wish.
- The role of King George VI was written for Paul Bettany, but he declined to film it, a decision he later regretted.
- George VI's speech in the film comprises only two-thirds of what he actually said. The original speech contained 407 words, while its screen version contains 269 words. Four sentences were completely removed, and another four were shortened.
- Lionel Logue was an actor who later became a speech therapist. While preparing for the role and practicing his character's stutter, as well as the exercises he used to combat this ailment, Colin Firth sought the help of his sister, Katie Firth, an actress who went on to become a speech therapist.
- In one scene, the King mentions the Stone of Scone (also known as the Stone of Destiny), which was placed at the base of the throne during the coronation ceremony. Many British and Scottish monarchs have undergone the coronation ceremony with this stone over the centuries, although it is possible that the original stone has not survived after so long. During the period depicted in the film, the stone was located in Westminster Abbey, and in 1966 it was decided to return it to Scotland with the stipulation that the English would borrow it for future coronations.
- After filming, Colin Firth, like his character, had to seek the help of a specialist to overcome the stutter he had become so accustomed to.
- According to Peter Cobbin, sound engineer at EMI, the original royal microphones had been stored at EMI for over 70 years. Permission was granted to borrow five of them from Abbey Road Studios, three of which were restored to working order and used to record the orchestral music for this film. The microphones, created specifically for George V (1865-1936), George VI, Queen Mary (1867-1953), Queen Elizabeth II, and the Queen Mother, were adorned with silver and chrome details featuring royal coats of arms and other individual emblems. In the 1930s, they were true works of art, and their quality remains superb even compared to modern equipment. Composer Alexandre Desplat and director Tom Hooper were simply delighted with the results of their use in the film.
- In the scene where Bertie reads 'Hamlet' to music, he is wearing headphones. However, they are not connected to the gramophone playing the record, but to a recording device. Furthermore, gramophone playback is a purely mechanical method of sound reproduction, and nothing can be connected to a gramophone.
- When the King delivers his famous speech about the start of the war, his daughters – Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret – are present in the hall. Despite the year being 1939, and Elizabeth already being 13 years old, she appears unchanged from 1930, the beginning of the events in the film.
- In the scene where Bertie reads “Hamlet” to music, he is wearing headphones. However, they are not connected to the gramophone playing the record, but to a recording device. Furthermore, gramophone playback is a purely mechanical method of sound transmission; nothing can be connected to a gramophone.
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