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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
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: 34752
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Editorial Review:
Description:
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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Likeable and informative
This is a tremendously likeable story of the courtship and lives of HRH Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, and his wife and love of his life, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons, youngest daughter of the Scottish, Earl of Strathmore. Vivacious Elizabeth caught the eye of Bertie soon after she "came out" into Society and he persued her until she agreed to become his wife. As only the second son, and never in a million years, expecting to be thrust into the spotlight, nervous stammerer Bertie ... Read More
Rating:  - Outstanding!
Makes one understand the things that the royal family went through during the abdication crisis.
Rating: - The Spare Heir...George VI... Takes The Reins....Excellent DVD
This review refers to "Bertie & Elizabeth" (DVD/WGBH Boston Video)
This production of "Bertie & Elizabeth" was originally broadcast as part of the "Masterpiece Theatre" series(seen on Public Television). James Wilby and Juliet Aubrey, do a wonderful job of portraying the younger brother and sister-in-law to Edward VIII, who would abdicate his throne to brother Bertie(becoming George VI), in favor of his love for the divorced American, Wallis Simpson.It is probably a good idea to view ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful movie, but it was too short.
This is a wonderful movie, and the main actors did a terrific job in portraying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The only thing I have against this movie is that it was too short. The director and writers should have added Princess Margaret's birth at Glamis, more of the trip to America and Canada, etc. Also, Queen Wilimmena was not the only royal that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had to welcome and offer refuge...the rest of Queen Wilimmna's family as well as the King Hanakon of Norway and his family. ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Historical Drama
I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in English history and monarchy.
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