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Bertie and Elizabeth

Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)

1h 48m | PG-13

⭐ 5.6 / 10

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Director: Giles Foster

Studio: Whitehall Films

Genre: Drama, History, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

James Wilby

James Wilby

as King George VI, aka 'Bertie'

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

as King George V

Juliet Aubrey

Juliet Aubrey

as Queen Elizabeth

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

as Queen Mary

Dolly Wells

Dolly Wells

as Princess Mary

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

as Lady Mabel Airlie