{"id":10447,"date":"2011-01-07T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=10447"},"modified":"2011-01-07T18:10:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T18:10:13","slug":"how-the-king-got-his-speech-back-lionel-logue-david-seidler-stutter-the-kings-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/01\/07\/how-the-king-got-his-speech-back-lionel-logue-david-seidler-stutter-the-kings-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"How the King Got His Speech Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After rave reactions on the festival circuit The King\u2019s Speech<\/a><\/strong> finally opens in the UK today and the story of how it came to the screen is a fascinating one.<\/p>\n The film traces the relationship between Prince Albert (Colin Firth) and an unconventional speech therapist named Lionel Logue<\/a> (Geoffrey Rush), who helped him overcome a crippling stammer as he eventually assumed the throne – as George VI<\/a> – \u00a0and helped rally his people during World War II.<\/p>\n