• Director(s)

    Tom Hooper

  • Production Year

    2010

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    114m

  • Cast

    Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Eve Best

Film

The King's Speech

Contains strong language in a speech therapy context

Dramatisation of the real-life story of King George VI's attempt to overcome a stammer. The speech therapy process involves two brief outbursts of strong language, although the bad language is not used to offend.…

Dramatisation of the real-life story of King George VI's attempt to overcome a stammer. The speech therapy process involves two brief outbursts of strong language, although the bad language is not used to offend.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

injury detail

alcohol and smoking

threat and horror

discrimination

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Tom Hooper

  • Production Year

    2010

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    114m

  • Cast

    Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Eve Best

Contains strong language in a speech therapy context
Classified Date:
21/10/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Momentum Theatrical
language
There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k'). The uses occur in two isolated outbursts as part of a technique encouraged by a therapist designed to ease the effects of a man's speech impediment.
additional issues
There are frequent scenes of smoking, partly due to erroneous medical advice relating to the treatment of speech impediments. The smoking is not shown to be glamorous or advisable.
Contains strong language in a speech therapy context
Classified Date:
15/03/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Technicolor Home Entertainment Services
violence
There is a brief reference to Nazi atrocities but no visuals of this.
language
The film includes two brief outbursts of swearing, which include multiple uses of strong language ('f**k'). However, the strong language occurs in a speech therapy context and is not aggressive, aimed at other people or intended to insult. There is some use of milder bad language elsewhere in the film.
sex
There are some undetailed sex references, including a reference to a brothel and a reference to sleeping with other men's wives.
injury detail
King George V is seen lying dead in his bed.
alcohol and smoking
Smoking is shown, reflecting the period in which the film is set. There is also some alcohol drinking by adults.
additional issues
There are frequent scenes of smoking, partly due to erroneous medical advice relating to the treatment of speech impediments. The smoking is not shown to be glamorous or advisable.
Classified Date:
10/11/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Technicolor Home Entertainment Services
Classified Date:
22/10/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Momentum Theatrical
Classified Date:
03/03/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Technicolor Home Entertainment Services
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary

  • Classified date

    15/03/2011

  • BBFC reference

    AVF274065

  • Language

    English