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Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
Directed by
Giles Foster
108 min
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.
Ratings
3.5
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Release Date
2002-06-04
Runtime
108 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Whitehall Films
Carlton Television
GBH
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
History
Romance