History Film / TheKingsSpeech

--> "I'm not a King! I'm a naval officer, that's all I know!"

'''Albert:''' [impatiently] Yes, [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen and who'll sort out Herr Hitler?]]

* TheChamberlain: The original, even, albeit only glimpsed. Stanley Baldwin also counts.

** By some accounts, it was George himself who developed anorexia, apparently on his own. The nanny who blew the whistle on, then took over from the cruel one, was very warm and motherly to all the kids, and is also remembered for swearing like a sailor.

* DeadLittleSister: Prince John. Bertie is near tears talking about his life and death.

* BritsWithBattleships: Bertie served in the Royal Navy, and it's noted that he was the happier as Bertie Johnson, Naval Officer, compared to Prince Albert, the Duke of York.

* ChristieTime: Pretty much all of the movie takes place in this, though you don't see a lot of the tropes commonly associated with it.

* [[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs They Call Me Ma'am as in "Ham"]]: Invoked by Queen Elizabeth when speaking with Mrs. Logue

* PlayingAgainstType: TimothySpall as WinstonChurchill. He is usually known for playing repulsive villains such as [[Film/HarryPotter Peter Pettigrew]] and the villainous sidekick in ''{{Enchanted}}'.

** There's a very slight example of DidNotDoTheResearch here. George VI could more than likely understand the speech Hitler was making in this scene. Queen Victoria was fluent in German, George V could understand it and George VI learnt it as a child, as did the princesses. The joke works quite well, though.

''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 period film, directed by Tom Hooper and starring ColinFirth, GeoffreyRush, and HelenaBonhamCarter. The film depicts the early years of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI, here played by Firth) and his struggle with a severe speech impediment that kept him from carrying out public speaking engagements. His wife Elizabeth (Bonham Carter), the Duchess of York, enlists the services of failed Australian actor-turned-speech therapist Lionel Logue (Rush) to help her husband. Logue's unconventional methods do indeed begin to make some progress. Meanwhile, however, Prince Albert's older brother Edward VIII (Guy Pearce) makes a royal botch of his own marriage plans, thrusting him even further into the spotlight, even as [[AdolfHitler another famous public speaker]] is stirring up trouble on the continent.

* StiffUpperLip: This is expected of royalty in particular, so much so that Edward's breakdown at being told he will be king after the death of his father is treated pretty seriously as a sign that he isn't fit to rule, and gets him a WhatTheHellHero from his brother. Absolutely truth in television, too - at that time, among the royal family, his breakdown was completely unseemly.

* ReluctantRuler: Prince Albert/King George VI. He never wanted the throne, but seeing his wastrel brother screw up and abdicate for a twice divorced and Nazi0sympathizer girlfriend, he has no choice in the matter, likewise Edward who is more of the RebelPrince variety completely breaks down when he is told that he will be king

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Well, "Villain" is a little harsh, but the traditional image of Edward VIII as the romantic man who gave up the crown for love is brutally dissected. This Edward is little more than a dizzy, uncaring socialite who really had no interest in - or business - ruling the country.