The King's Speech (2010) tells the story of King George VI of England and his struggle to overcome a debilitating speech impediment. The film culminates in a powerful and moving finale, as King George VI delivers a powerful speech to the British people in the midst of World War II.
The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast upon Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1939.