The Coronation of King George VI (1937)

ジョージ6世(コリン・ファース)は、幼い頃から吃音というコンプレックスを抱えていたため、英国王ジョージ5世(マイケル・ガンボン)の次男という華々しい生い立ちでありながら、人前に出ることを嫌う内気な性格となり、いつも自分に自信が持てないでいた。厳格な父はそんな息子を許さず、様々な式典のスピーチを容赦なく命じる。ジョージは妻のエリザベス(ヘレナ・ボナム＝カーター)に付き添われて、何人もの言語聴覚士を訪ねるが一向に改善しない。

第2次世界大戦初期、ナチスドイツによってフランスが陥落寸前にまで追い込まれ、イギリスにも侵略の脅威が迫っていた。連合軍が北フランスの港町ダンケルクの浜辺で窮地に陥る中、就任したばかりの英国首相ウィンストン・チャーチルの手にヨーロッパ中の運命が委ねられることに。ヒトラーとの和平交渉か徹底抗戦か、究極の選択を迫られるチャーチルだった。

1945年5月8日、ドイツとの戦争に終止符が打たれたロンドンでは、人々が戦勝記念日を祝っていた。この機会を逃せば二度とチャンスはないと察した19歳のエリザベス王女は、父親の国王ジョージ6世に対して宮殿の外に出たいと懇願する。何とか許可をもらえた彼女は、妹マーガレットと共にオシャレしてお忍びでホテルに向かう。

The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.

This documentary tells the story of the man who overcame his own failings for the sake of his nation. When his older brother, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, nervous-mannered successor George "Bertie" VI was plagued with shyness and a speech impediment when speaking to his subjects. An introvert as well as a humble man, events and circumstances resulted in him becoming an inspiration for the British nation during its war with Germany.

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.

The true story of King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer, and the parts played in his battle with his disability by his speech therapist, brother, father and wife.

This feature documentary offers a complete record of the 1939 Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The film opens as the royal couple makes a stop in Québec city, where Premier Duplessis greets them. They then visit Montréal and meet mayor Camilien Houde. A visit to Ottawa brings them to Parliament, where Prime Minister MacKenzie King is present. The visit continues throughout Ontario, the prairies, and western Canada. The Royal couple also makes a brief stop in Washington and meets President Franklin Roosevelt. They then stop in on the Maritime provinces before boarding a Royal yacht for the journey back to England.

Documentary examining how a shy boy went on to become a national inspiration in Britain's darkest days during the Second World War. George VI was determined to return the monarchy to a state of steadfast stability after the brief reign of his brother Edward, and his lasting legacy is seen to this day in the role his daughter Elizabeth plays as a devoted monarch to her subjects.

Early film of the preparation for the coronation and of the coronation itself. The coronation of King George VI was a highlight of Technicolor's early success in England.