Bertie and Elizabeth: The Reluctant Royals - The Story of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
starring: James Wilby; Juliet Aubrey; Alan Bates; Eileen Atkins; Charles Edwards (VI); Amber Rose Sealey; Elisabeth Dermot Walsh; Hannah Wiltshire; Robert Hardy; Oliver Ford Davies; Graham Bill; Deborah Cornelius; Naomi Martin; Alexandra Staden; Jeremy Child; David Hatton; Rupert Wickham; Jeremy Swift; Simon Day (III); Anthony Smee
directed by: Giles Foster
directed by: Giles Foster
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593752408
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593752407
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 04, 2005
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 22844
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Editorial Review:
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James Wilby (Gosford Park) and Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch) portray the reluctant royals who became king and queen of England when Edward VIII gave up the throne for the woman he loved, on Bertie & Elizabeth. Albert, Duke of York, called Bertie, married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 after a storybook courtship. Expecting a life of genteel obscurity, they were thrust into the limelight in 1936 when Bertie's older brother, Edward VIII, abdicated to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. Shy, modest, and a habitual stutterer, Bertie was crowned King George VI just as his country faced the onslaught of World War II. With the help of his devoted Elizabeth, he rose magnificently to the challenge. Bertie & Elizabeth also stars Alan Bates (Love in a Cold Climate) as Bertie's father, King George V; Eileen Atkins (currently starring with Bates and Wilby in Gosford Park) as his mother, Queen Mary; Charles Edwards as Edward VIII; Amber Rose Sealey as Wallis Simpson; David Ryall as Winston Churchill; Robert Hardy (Lucky Jim) as President Franklin Roosevelt; and Corin Redgrave (Persuasion) as General Bernard Montgomery.
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- Bertie and ElizabethI have so many DVDs about the Royal Family and this is one of the very best! There have been many ... Read More
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- likable historical drama......as someone who loves period dramas, but honestly knew nothing about Albert and Elizabeth, the current ... Read More
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- Likeable and informativeThis is a tremendously likeable story of the courtship and lives of HRH Albert, Duke of York, the second ... Read More
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- Outstanding!Makes one understand the things that the royal family went through during the abdication crisis.
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- The Spare Heir...George VI... Takes The Reins....Excellent DVDThis review refers to "Bertie & Elizabeth" (DVD/WGBH Boston Video)
This production of "Bertie ... Read More
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