"60 Minutes" talks to its starring actor, Colin Firth, and reports on the historic find in an attic that helped make the "The King's Speech" an Oscar favorite. Scott Pelley reports.
I think that movie “The King’s Speech” is one of the most beautiful and inspiring films I’ve seen. More so since it is a true story about a man who faced all his fears and became a great King.
I’m not really a monarchist, but this movie transcended the monarchy. It was so beautiful, and it stayed with me for weeks after seeing it. That’s the beauty of art.
For some reason this came up in my recommended. I have never seen the movie, nor am I am monarchist, but I will be watching it as soon as possible. This was really moving.
I agree. Love the movie. I was born Lancashire, moved to salt lake city, USA at age three. I am a monarchist. If nothing else but for tradition, and I really admire the queen for devoting her whole life.
George VI deserves so much recognition for achieving what he did, a man never destined or wanting the throne going on to be one of the greatest monarch in history.
This film made me want to know more about George. Im staunchly American. And by that I mean, I do not think very highly of the Royals. ( I come from Irish people lol) But...sometimes we have to just put ourselves in others shoes. I adore Colin Firth and he is great and makes us feel and see things differently. I love the humor in the film. I love the fact that it feels like we are right there with George along the way. As if he was a regular man. But then when you stop and think- he was a regular man.
For my public speaking class last semester I had to give a speech on who I consider a great public speaker of the 20th century and I did mine on George VI. He’s such an inspiration for people with a disability
I agree with you, first he had to shoulder the burdens of a mornarchy, when Edward VIII abdicated, the second world was going on , & George VI was shy because of his stuttering, yet he pledged himself to the Nation without batting an eye.
George VI’s childhood story along with his stammer ALONG with the fact he was forced to be king just makes me have nothing but admiration for this man.
Mr Spock The fact alone that he had to conquer all of this not only upon discovery of his new kingship, but at the advent of WWII, AND in a time when such impediments were viewed as a sense of weakness as compared to today.
I agree with your admiration. Someone who is willing to potentially embarrass himself to the world, during a time of crisis......do I need to continue? Much respect to a man who served his nation to the best of his ability.
@@rachelgarber1423 Also most importantly during the WWII Wallis and no balls husband were traitors. They tried to meet with Hitler to befriend him and say that he could be King after the war. He may have talked to Emissaries of Hitler etc. I read that years ago and wondered why that bs wasn't published and known throughout the world - how come they were treated like royalty in the US?
I stuttered growing up and also had a debilitating fear of speaking....lalophobia.....and I of course developed a fear of public speaking....glossophobia....and also developed severe reticence. I recall being bullied by my classmates and even children outside of my schools....they made fun of me, called me names, and attacked me physically almost every day for my lack of speech. When the movie came out, colleagues ran to me and told me I must see it...one colleague said to me: "They made this movie for you!" Well, I must confess it is indeed my favorite movie, and when David Seidler received the Academy Award for best original screenplay, I was moved to tears....indeed, the movie moved me to tears too, from the beginning to the end. When David said: "I accept this on behalf of all the stutterers throughout the world. We have a voice. We have been heard. Thanks to you the Academy," I stood up and cheered. Oh, by the way, today I am a professor of speech and communication at the University of Rhode Island and yes, I teach Public Speaking....the one course I swore I would never take or teach. And, today I have taught or trained over 17,000 to "stand and deliver" and gain their voices. The King's Speech is mandatory viewing for all of my students and clients and I am ever grateful to David Seidler and Colin Firth and all the actors and actresses of the film and all who put this masterpiece together. You all renewed my hope and courage to continue to assert my voice....even when I stammer and fatigue sets in. If you haven't seen this moive, see it....it never grows old.....it always inspires.....it is a masterpiece. BRAVO! Professor Robert E. Burns, The University of Rhode Island
Thank you so much for your service to all of us who started life with speech impediments. I am old now and have not stuttered and lisped(yes---both!) for almost 65 years. When I try to recall the names of all my teacher thru the years the first is always my speech therapist that I was blessed to work with for 3 years. Every other teacher is far far in the distance behind her. That lady passed many years ago and when I attended her funeral I met so many students she had helped. We all began to realize that we were one of her legacies. All the others I met were, like me, in jobs where speaking to the public, sometimes to groups, was a daily duty. No big deal for us at all! She freed us to go light the world for more kids just like we had been.
@@jeannielong4713 Thank you, Jeannie! It was quite the journey and yet, so many come to me who are afraid and they really want to gain their voices and share their "stories"....their lives with others. The King's Speech is crucial to so many of us....from stuttering to speech anxiety to reticence/shyness to even low self-esteem.....then everything becomes excerbated when we are asked to "stand and deliver".....that is, the public speech! All my best and thank you! Robert "Bobby" Burns 😊
Colin Firth is one of the greatest actors of modern times and the film is one of the best. Those letters and speech, I hope, will be preserved in a museum so the public can enjoy them rather than kept in a private collection.
Yes, but it's also about rising to the needs of leadership and the social good. Connecting with yourself, yes, but also giving most deeply of yourself for something much greater.
George V1 was without doubt one of the most courageous Kings Britain ever had. His childhood was horrendous and abusive, his father was a bully and Edward was useless, but Albert was the real hero not held back by his stutter once he met Lionel logue, his early death was so very sad but he was just burnt out by anxiety, smoking and stress and cancer. This is one of the best films I have seen and all the actors were excellent
Never since Becket with Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole have two male costars been such amazing foils for one another. You could feel them just immersing into their roles. One of moviedom’s best of all time.
You know, they say that behind every good man is a good woman. The Queen Mother was as tough as they come. Under the circumstances, she had to be. Wallis Simpson would have never rose to the challenge and her husband Edward VIII seemed, like she, only interested in the next party.
I used to blame Edward for the burden he gave to Bertie but dear God our world could be SO different now if he didn't abdicate. Europe would've fallen to the nazi's. I'm not sure if America and Russia could've defeated the axis powers.
It did not help that his mother was anything but mother of the year. She was probably better suited to be sovereign than George V. Only the third son seemed impervious to the emotional neglect by the king and queen.
Having read about King George VI, I have such a huge admiration for this man. He rose to the occasion in a very difficult time for the nation when others would run away.
The cigarettes did him in. He virtually inhaled them. Eisenhower smoked almost as much, and one can see the phYSICAL TOLL the anxiety that made him smoke, just by looking at pictures. of him. Cigs gave the king cancer; it nearly ruined IKE’s heart. The heart attack he suffered in 1956 was damn near fatal. As it was, the war left both men old before their time.
Stuttered myself a bit when talking as a kid. Elementary kids, high school kids are ruthless. Didn’t stutter when singing. So, I sang, in church, school and in a swing band in which I played trumpet and sang. Talking eventually came easier as I thought about the words in a song, then less and less stuttering with less thinking about songs. It still comes once in a while but is rare. The movie produced emotions and memories I don’t enjoy. My heart goes out to folks who don’t get it fixed. It is tough. Texas
I hid my stutter well, but those closest to me understood my challenges. I volunteered to be a lay reader as a 14 year old. I remember the look of the Episcopal Priest when I asked him. I read “A Letter to the Corinthians from St Paul”. I haven’t stuttered since.
I know people cannot tell on here, but as a stutterer myself, this film really hit home for myself. It shows we all have inner demons to fight, but we can all come out stronger
King George, now there's a man who understood duty. I can see why the Queen mum hated his brother David so much for forcing all that on a man who was so ill equipped to take on the role. What a marvellous king he became but no wonder he smoked so much to cope with the stress. God rest his soul.
The Quren blamed her uncle David who was Edward the 6th but never crowned he abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson for forcing her father to be King and his declining health her mother the Queenother hated Wallis and would barely speak or a c knowleding her Elizabeth II kept her father's ban on The Duke and Duchess from every coming back to the UK when Edward died the Queen did allow him to be buried at FROGMORE and Wallis was buried r d next to him when she died
My kid brother began stuttering the day our mother left our dad for another man. My brother was 3 and ran after their car. She looked back once, and she was gone. He stuttered for about 7 or 8 years and had much sport made of him by other kids. After intense therapy, he stopped. This movie was so personal for me in that regard.
Andy Northall it is grammatically correct when used as an adjective. Pls look below: wor•thy (ˈwɜr ði) adj. -thi•er, -thi•est, adj. 1. having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor. 2. of commendable excellence or merit; deserving; meritorious: an effort worthy of praise.
If I say I have watched this movie 200 times, that isn't an overexaggerating at all. Such a lovely movie. It wasn't about a king, but a man who inherited something that he didn't want to and overcame a lifelong struggle which resulted in a lifelong friendship.
Agreed! It's quite rare in the last 15 years (or longer) that I care to see any of the movies that get the big Oscar attention. "The King's Speech" is the rare exception that I hadn't heard of it until it got Oscar nominations, and it sounded so interesting that I watched it (and love it). I've re-watched it quite a few times by now.
I grew up with horrible anxiety. To the point where I’d slur my words without having a speech impediment. Every time I was asked to speak in from of 30 people in my class, I would sigh and gather myself by closing my eyes and breathing slowly. I very often took an F in public speaking rather than actually speaking in front of the class. This movie shines a light on these kinds of things and I am here for it!
I had nearly as bad of a problem. One time I had to speak in front of my high school class (25 or 30 kids, maybe) several times, and did an embarrassingly horrible job each time. The teacher still gave me a B, but only for preparation and sheer effort. I just wanted to slither away and turn invisible. Once I noticed my podium rattling, then realized that it was rattling because I had a death grip on it and my hands were shaking!
I have watched this movie a multitude of times. I cannot get enough of it because I am a severe stutterer which I do know the reason for. I do not want to go into the day I began stuttering when I was under a lot of stress at age four. I do believe I texted with Colon Firth who played the King in this movie a few years ago, but I never brought up my stutter.
"well done my friend" "Thank you, Your Majesty" 😭😭😭😭 I choose to see that moment as his friend being struck by the reality that his king stands before him bc of the awesome job he did delivering that speech.
When I saw the movie I teared up by what the King George VI had gone through his childhood which may have brought up the stammer and other reasons why he preferred to be in the background than to be in the public eye. It was an incredible performance by Firth Colin and enjoyed the friendship with Lionel Logue who helped him with his stammer. Both Geoff and Firth gave incredible performances. Also, the fact his brother David the King preferred to be in social society rather than pay attention to what was going on in the world. So luckily, George VI had to fulfill the destiny that was his. A tough position for an introvert.
@@graceamos5228 Yes Edward VIII's name was David Andrew Patrick George (not sure of the right order, but he was named after the four saints of the four historical countries of the British Isles). Can't think why he called himself Edward though: a very ugly name.
My husband has a stutter. It's heartbreaking to see the pain on his face and in his eyes when he's having a tough time communicating. Glad this movie was made, but difficult for me to watch. Ultimately triumphant.
I stutter too, but I firmly believe it has a purpose, and so do I think about your husband's stutter. I'm glad he has a seemingly loving and understanding woman. One love,
It can make quite intelligent people seem as if he were a foreigner.. I had a graduate math class that I had to drop out of because I could not understand the professor. American generals who encountered the king found it painful to talk to him even after he had somewhat mastered his disability because they could not leave. One especially stupid one spoke of him as an idiot. Those of us whose words flow as effortless as water flows out of a faucet feel blessed even when our listeners do not.
Its so sad that the trauma of these events denied the Queen Mother the chance to see this film and the public reaction to it. George VI was respected during his lifetime, but to see the bravery, duty and dedication behind the Royal mask unveiled one of the great men of character of the 20th Century.
As a man in his late twenties who has chronic anxiety and stutter I felt very emotional while watching this movie. Depiction of pain and turmoil is very real, not to mention the dreaded expression of 'get it out already' from listener.
This awful experience you have is the listeners' fault. They should just sit patiently and wait for you (or other stammerers) to finish what you are saying in your own good time! I mean, why all the hurry? It's like those people who take their dogs for walks and won't let them sniff for ages at interesting smells along the way!
Somehow you felt closer to him. I remember as a kid, knowing he might stammer, listening to his Christmas speech on the radio and crossing my fingers for him. He was really loved, admired and respected, was everything you wanted in a king.
I have a speech impediment not a stutter and I know this beloved king feels. That Everytime you want to speak your social anxiety is at burst that you over think that they are laughing at you judging you the way you speak. But he overcome it by being a great king.
Only Colin firth and jefrey could pull this off , they are both really great actors. During the movie we can see a great empathy , between the 2 , always pushing the boundaries of their characters. Ladies and gentleman this is called true acting. That what i want to return in movie theaters.I dont pay a ticket to see cgi, good heart felt art acting performance. My congratulations for both actors and the director, very good casting.
I LOVED this movie! All the principal actors--all the actors in this film...the dialogue...the acting...the story...the direction...the cinematography...EVERYTHING was spot on. The English's command of the English language and their pride of speaking it and the care they place in communication or communicating is just exceptional (to me).
I just finally watched “The King’s Speech” and was quite impressed and moved by it. The performances were amazing and the music and story were superb. Definitely a Oscar worthy movie with a stellar cast.
Not a stutterer, not into British royalty at all but I can connect with this film. It’s such a good movie about portraying “invisible” disabilities. They get the pressures of constant judgement and how frustrating and exhausting it is to constantly be trying to prove yourself to yourself and to people who probably aren’t even listening anymore/expect too much in too little time and how much work it takes to make a satisfying amount of progress. I'm definitely getting the "Because I have a voice" quote as a tattoo, I can *feel* the accomplishment & frustration that comes from finally realizing that
It's kind of a shame that the queen mum didn't want this to be made while she was alive. I feel like it would have had the opposite effect she'd have thought.
Very true. But she lost him when he was 56 and lived with the void nearly another half century. I suspect thinking of what might have been dug deep into her heart. She never forgave the Duchess or Duke for what she felt was her husband's untimely death although the King's personal habits played a large role. The Queen Mother did however attend the funerals of both the Windsors at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
@@Xfranman The Queen Mother attended the Duchess of Windsor's funeral because, given royal protocal, she had no choice. She did, however, do so on the condition that the deceased's name was not cited AT ALL, not one single time. Try to imagine that at anyone's funeral. Now that's royal revenge!!
my dad stuttered. he was sent to speech therapy when he was young and he was able to control it but he sometimes stammered. I met another guy who was a terrible stammerer and he could hardly get a sentence out.. but after he married his girlfriend, he got much much better !!!! so I think his marriage relieved him of some anxiety which allowed him to calm his stammer.
Without a single doubt, one of the top 5 BEST movies spanning 7 decades! I've watched it at least 3 times a year since it was released. The interaction between Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush brought me to tears, gave me hope, helped me recognize true determination, made me laugh out loud and everything in-between. A must see movie that is (obviously) addictive. Bravo!! Also kudos to all the supporting actors, Tom Hooper and David Seidler. I can't imagine anyone else acting in the roles other than those who were chosen. Wonderful to know that all those precious documents were kept by the Logue family to help bring such candidness and authenticity to the film. Yes, I gushed - but it IS an outstanding film!
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@@virginiadoan116 its same message I send to all of my Fans, of course you not the first I am getting to have a discussion with. I can't stand the chance of being insulted by anyone, all because I try to communicate with People all over the world. Always Stay safe✌🤗. Thank you.. You trying to drag me to this all because I never requested to talk to you. So bad
I absolutely loved this movie. I love King George VI and I love Colin Firth, so it was the serendipitous union of excellent humans and that made me so very happy!
I still struggle with stuttering at 34 and it's always been such a comfort and inspiration to me that two of the greatest people of the 20th century (George VI and Winston Churchill) had similar difficulties.
I've had a stutter for over 50 years and I have overcome a lot of it, but I still have trouble with some letters and words. Seeing The King's Speech really made me feel that I am not alone and that even powerful people can be afflicted with a stutter.
Iconic actor James Earl Jones, described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors, and "one of the greatest actors in American history." He is said to possess "one of the best-known voices in show business, also suffered from stuttering. It seems as though anytime a production needs a Voice of "authenticity," enter, James Earl Jones. I loved him as the voice of Darth Vadar in Star Wars. :-)
katie9918 Hang in there.... I’ve stuttered more than 50 years but it’s pretty rare that I stutter now. It may be hard to see sometimes but stuttering isn’t something that takes something away from you or makes you less of a person. I think it makes you more of a person and kinder to others.
It's a stunning drama masterfully written and exquisitely performed by each character flawlessly. As much as I admired His Majesty on screen and in history, I so admire Sir Lionel for the tragedy that proved the genesis of his work leading to his minor miracle with the majestic monarch. But most touching of all was the bond these men of very different start and station forged. It was gratifying to learn at the end that that bond endured for a lifetime. It was also a treat to learn that, answering his flippant request, His Majesty did in fact style Sir Lionel Knight Commander of the Victorian Order, an honour entirely within the King's gift alone for personal service to the Crown in the person of the Monarch. The King and his Knight. Bertie and Lionel, friends through crisis and trial, through to a lifetime. An aside: Providence, again mysterious in wonder producing, used Wallace Simpson to lure David - Edward VIII - from his throne, leaving the United Kingdom to be reigned over by a stuttering invalid who was more than perfected enough to guide her through dark and treacherous times to light and bequeath to her a noble and gracious Queen these last three score and eight years long.
It’s a wonderful story and the fact it is true makes it better. Anyone that suffers this way and is working on changing their speech needs to see this. I own this dvd and watch this show 2 times a year. Anytime I need to have my spirit lifted I will watch this film.
One of the greatest kings we ever had. And the perfect tonic to council and guide Churchill during the war. He also sired the worlds greatest ever Queen.
The British Empire had a king with a stutter and the US had a president who was paralyzed from the waist down. But *both* men managed to pull their countries through WW2
I'm SO happy to find this here on TH-cam! I loved it the first time I saw it on TV after my Dad had recorded it for me on the DVR. This is by far the best behind-the-scenes look into "The King's Speech" ever made.
He was such a great man of character. He never knew it, but he paved the way for those of us in later generations to be understood and accepted in society WITHOUT being judged as "idiots" as this brave soul was. Worse still the people who judged him first and hardest were his family. To this day that fact makes me weep for the boy, the teen and the man. Imagine the soul deep pain of having every male you meet in your life is literally given permission to belittle and diminish you for your stammer. No wonder the King had a close, strong relationship with Mr. Logue. It was the very first healthy contact he had with a man. The King and Mr. Logue made my life easier because by the time I was born in 1955 treatment was available and my parents refused anyone the opportunity of ridiculing me. Love is what made the difference for the King because he had the Queens abundant love and Mr. Logue"s as well. And thru his reign he gathered the mighty love of his people as he served and did his very best to protect them until the day he died.
Really enjoyed this. A man who actually went to war was terrified of making a speech. And as king he still had to struggle to communicate with men, like some American generals, who thought he was an idiot. Probably his younger brother, who was later killed in a plane crash while on a mission to Iceland, was better suited to the role. But them were the breaks. He had the duty to step in, to brave the incoming fire.
Love the bit where he said he is “such a drag queen “. Takes a real man to embrace that part of himself. I suspect many of the bigots who attack the LGTBQ + community are people who are terrified and trying to suppress a part of themselves.
Great movie. Here in Ireland,this movie was really big. When we saw the movie in our local cinema,the place was packed! For some reason,there is also a facination with the Royal family in Ireland as well. My wife and I have watched The Crown twice over,some episodes a third time! We have seen all the usual movies,like Elizabeth, Mrs.Brown,etc
I found this movie a beautiful story between a teacher and his pupil to lifelong friends. This is one movie that I never get bored watching. George VI deserves so much more recognition (posthumously) for all that pain and suffering that he has had to endure. I also find it ironic that Helena Bonham Carter plays Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the wife of George VI and mum of the current head (Queen) of England, and also plays her daughter Princess Margaret on The Crown.
Can't believe no one has mentioned the great entertainer Mel TIllis. When he sang his stuttered disappeared & he was also a very successful actor for many years and he did stuttered when he spoke in acting roles or interviews but he embraced it and became a famous man.
Wow - I truly forgot what a gem this movie is. I have owned it on DVD since it came out and won all the awards and eagerly watched it at the point and fell in love. But like a lot of loves, slowly the emotion and memory of it went brittle. Seeing this from 60 minutes (for the first time, 'cause it came in in "Recommended" reminded me why I fell in love with the move the first time. Now, after spending the last two hours wondering what I am going to do tonight, I have a plan. Woo-Hoo!
"A lot of movies are based on true stories, but The King's Speech has reclaimed history." Beautiful
Yes. Oh, yes.
Really well said.
I think that movie “The King’s Speech”
is one of the most beautiful and inspiring films I’ve seen. More so since it is a true story about a man who faced all his fears and became a great King.
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I’m not really a monarchist, but this movie transcended the monarchy. It was so beautiful, and it stayed with me for weeks after seeing it. That’s the beauty of art.
For some reason this came up in my recommended. I have never seen the movie, nor am I am monarchist, but I will be watching it as soon as possible. This was really moving.
I agree. Love the movie. I was born Lancashire, moved to salt lake city, USA at age three. I am a monarchist. If nothing else but for tradition, and I really admire the queen for devoting her whole life.
I am a Republican, but this movie is still a damn good movie and obviously good people can be monarchs, even if monarchy isn't good.
Lol neither is the actor who played Bertie
This movie was SO well done!!!! Anytime I watch all or part of it, I am mesmerized 😃
George VI deserves so much recognition for achieving what he did, a man never destined or wanting the throne going on to be one of the greatest monarch in history.
well said
This film made me want to know more about George. Im staunchly American. And by that I mean, I do not think very highly of the Royals. ( I come from Irish people lol) But...sometimes we have to just put ourselves in others shoes. I adore Colin Firth and he is great and makes us feel and see things differently. I love the humor in the film. I love the fact that it feels like we are right there with George along the way. As if he was a regular man. But then when you stop and think- he was a regular man.
For my public speaking class last semester I had to give a speech on who I consider a great public speaker of the 20th century and I did mine on George VI. He’s such an inspiration for people with a disability
Hear Hear
I agree with you, first he had to shoulder the burdens of a mornarchy, when Edward VIII abdicated, the second world was going on , & George VI was shy because of his stuttering, yet he pledged himself to the Nation without batting an eye.
During this film, I cried. The people who made it deserve every accolade.
Geoffrey Rush should have won the Oscar for his role in this fine film. He was as important a character as Colin Firth.
His acting was great but it’s not how oscars work.
@@LoLFilmStudios Sad but true.
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Oscar is not enough.
George VI’s childhood story along with his stammer ALONG with the fact he was forced to be king just makes me have nothing but admiration for this man.
I read that Elizabeth blamed her uncle for King George’s early death and that’s why he and Wallis were not permitted back in England
Mr Spock The fact alone that he had to conquer all of this not only upon discovery of his new kingship, but at the advent of WWII, AND in a time when such impediments were viewed as a sense of weakness as compared to today.
I agree with your admiration. Someone who is willing to potentially embarrass himself to the world, during a time of crisis......do I need to continue? Much respect to a man who served his nation to the best of his ability.
@@rachelgarber1423 smoking killed him early😉
@@rachelgarber1423 Also most importantly during the WWII Wallis and no balls husband were traitors. They tried to meet with Hitler to befriend him and say that he could be King after the war. He may have talked to Emissaries of Hitler etc. I read that years ago and wondered why that bs wasn't published and known throughout the world - how come they were treated like royalty in the US?
I stuttered growing up and also had a debilitating fear of speaking....lalophobia.....and I of course developed a fear of public speaking....glossophobia....and also developed severe reticence. I recall being bullied by my classmates and even children outside of my schools....they made fun of me, called me names, and attacked me physically almost every day for my lack of speech. When the movie came out, colleagues ran to me and told me I must see it...one colleague said to me: "They made this movie for you!" Well, I must confess it is indeed my favorite movie, and when David Seidler received the Academy Award for best original screenplay, I was moved to tears....indeed, the movie moved me to tears too, from the beginning to the end. When David said: "I accept this on behalf of all the stutterers throughout the world. We have a voice. We have been heard. Thanks to you the Academy," I stood up and cheered. Oh, by the way, today I am a professor of speech and communication at the University of Rhode Island and yes, I teach Public Speaking....the one course I swore I would never take or teach. And, today I have taught or trained over 17,000 to "stand and deliver" and gain their voices. The King's Speech is mandatory viewing for all of my students and clients and I am ever grateful to David Seidler and Colin Firth and all the actors and actresses of the film and all who put this masterpiece together. You all renewed my hope and courage to continue to assert my voice....even when I stammer and fatigue sets in. If you haven't seen this moive, see it....it never grows old.....it always inspires.....it is a masterpiece. BRAVO! Professor Robert E. Burns, The University of Rhode Island
Bravo!
Thank you so much for your service to all of us who started life with speech impediments. I am old now and have not stuttered and lisped(yes---both!) for almost 65 years. When I try to recall the names of all my teacher thru the years the first is always my speech therapist that I was blessed to work with for 3 years. Every other teacher is far far in the distance behind her. That lady passed many years ago and when I attended her funeral I met so many students she had helped. We all began to realize that we were one of her legacies. All the others I met were, like me, in jobs where speaking to the public, sometimes to groups, was a daily duty. No big deal for us at all! She freed us to go light the world for more kids just like we had been.
@@johnschuh8616 Thank you, John! All my best always!
So glad to hear your story and to know you have done SO WELL!
@@jeannielong4713 Thank you, Jeannie! It was quite the journey and yet, so many come to me who are afraid and they really want to gain their voices and share their "stories"....their lives with others. The King's Speech is crucial to so many of us....from stuttering to speech anxiety to reticence/shyness to even low self-esteem.....then everything becomes excerbated when we are asked to "stand and deliver".....that is, the public speech! All my best and thank you! Robert "Bobby" Burns 😊
Colin Firth is one of the greatest actors of modern times and the film is one of the best. Those letters and speech, I hope, will be preserved in a museum so the public can enjoy them rather than kept in a private collection.
This is more than just about overcoming a stutter. It’s about connecting with what’s inside of you and setting yourself free.
well put
Pure Wisdom of experience in life! I plan to share your words with others including giving you the credit. Thank you!!!
@@bjoy3853 Wow, thanks
@@samanthastevens1933 thank you
Yes, but it's also about rising to the needs of leadership and the social good. Connecting with yourself, yes, but also giving most deeply of yourself for something much greater.
George V1 was without doubt one of the most courageous Kings Britain ever had. His childhood was horrendous and abusive, his father was a bully and Edward was useless, but Albert was the real hero not held back by his stutter once he met Lionel logue, his early death was so very sad but he was just burnt out by anxiety, smoking and stress and cancer. This is one of the best films I have seen and all the actors were excellent
Never since Becket with Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole have two male costars been such amazing foils for one another. You could feel them just immersing into their roles. One of moviedom’s best of all time.
Albert's childhood was NO DIFFERENT than many of us from the past, with overburdened parents who happened to be HEROS!!!
You know, they say that behind every good man is a good woman. The Queen Mother was as tough as they come. Under the circumstances, she had to be. Wallis Simpson would have never rose to the challenge and her husband Edward VIII seemed, like she, only interested in the next party.
I used to blame Edward for the burden he gave to Bertie but dear God our world could be SO different now if he didn't abdicate. Europe would've fallen to the nazi's. I'm not sure if America and Russia could've defeated the axis powers.
It did not help that his mother was anything but mother of the year. She was probably better suited to be sovereign than George V. Only the third son seemed impervious to the emotional neglect by the king and queen.
Having read about King George VI, I have such a huge admiration for this man. He rose to the occasion in a very difficult time for the nation when others would run away.
You should try reading Elizabeth and the Piccadilly Council. It's an adventure series about the queens childhood and the king is in it a great deal.
Fact, his brother did run away from it even before it got really bad.
I will read the book. Thank you.
The cigarettes did him in. He virtually inhaled them. Eisenhower smoked almost as much, and one can see the phYSICAL TOLL the anxiety that made him smoke, just by looking at pictures. of him. Cigs gave the king cancer; it nearly ruined IKE’s heart. The heart attack he suffered in 1956 was damn near fatal. As it was, the war left both men old before their time.
Being a stutter myself. The film always give me goosebumps and I am never bored of watching it such an emotional connect
Same here I avoided watching it till last month
@@spanky88ism How was it?
Stuttered myself a bit when talking as a kid. Elementary kids, high school kids are ruthless. Didn’t stutter when singing. So, I sang, in church, school and in a swing band in which I played trumpet and sang. Talking eventually came easier as I thought about the words in a song, then less and less stuttering with less thinking about songs. It still comes once in a while but is rare. The movie produced emotions and memories I don’t enjoy. My heart goes out to folks who don’t get it fixed. It is tough. Texas
I hid my stutter well, but those closest to me understood my challenges. I volunteered to be a lay reader as a 14 year old. I remember the look of the Episcopal Priest when I asked him. I read “A Letter to the Corinthians from St Paul”. I haven’t stuttered since.
Same here. Gets me EVERY time.
I know people cannot tell on here, but as a stutterer myself, this film really hit home for myself. It shows we all have inner demons to fight, but we can all come out stronger
King George, now there's a man who understood duty. I can see why the Queen mum hated his brother David so much for forcing all that on a man who was so ill equipped to take on the role. What a marvellous king he became but no wonder he smoked so much to cope with the stress.
God rest his soul.
The Quren blamed her uncle David who was Edward the 6th but never crowned he abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson for forcing her father to be King and his declining health her mother the Queenother hated Wallis and would barely speak or a c knowleding her
Elizabeth II kept her father's ban on The Duke and Duchess from every coming back to the UK when Edward died the Queen did allow him to be buried at FROGMORE and Wallis was buried r d next to him when she died
It’s easy to see where Queen Elizabeth got her toughness and sense of duty.
His strength and determination was in Queen Elizabeth II; his brother David was narcissistic more like the Queen's younger sister.
He is such a great actor,I was very happy as he won the Oscar for"The King´s Speech".
So do I and what a great movie. I got tears.
My kid brother began stuttering the day our mother left our dad for another man. My brother was 3 and ran after their car. She looked back once, and she was gone. He stuttered for about 7 or 8 years and had much sport made of him by other kids. After intense therapy, he stopped. This movie was so personal for me in that regard.
Poor little boy! How he must have suffered ...
Terrible. As if she had hit him with a club!
How is he now?
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Colin Firth has SO much charisma to go with all of that talent.
hollywood ruined him( own opinion)
I loved "The King's Speech". The commitment both men showed, the dedication to a common cause, is truly inspiring.
England was fortunate to have King George VI instead of the Duke of Windsor.
Absolutely, he saved the honor of Great Britain. What a great man he has been, what a great king.
God bless him !
@@lemperez More 'worthy', not more worthier.
Andy Northall it is grammatically correct when used as an adjective. Pls look below: wor•thy (ˈwɜr ði)
adj. -thi•er, -thi•est, adj.
1. having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
2. of commendable excellence or merit; deserving; meritorious: an effort worthy of praise.
@@lemperez Andy Northall meant that "more worthier" is a tautology.
George VI was King of Britain, not England, unless you want to be thick.
If I say I have watched this movie 200 times, that isn't an overexaggerating at all. Such a lovely movie. It wasn't about a king, but a man who inherited something that he didn't want to and overcame a lifelong struggle which resulted in a lifelong friendship.
Agreed! It's quite rare in the last 15 years (or longer) that I care to see any of the movies that get the big Oscar attention. "The King's Speech" is the rare exception that I hadn't heard of it until it got Oscar nominations, and it sounded so interesting that I watched it (and love it). I've re-watched it quite a few times by now.
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It’s a gem!
@@rowanaforrest9792 And we also learned what a true and faithful wife his Queen was as well.
I love what his wife did for him she found somebody who could help him
Anita Ellen McGee that is a woman to keep.
Women like that are hard to find. And when they do find them they take them for granted.
Good woman...hard to find today
@@clpendygraft They're talking about Elizabeth, not Livia.
Peaches hasn’t he got lovely curly hair 🤔🥰
The footage of the actual King chokes me up.
gianna0526 and I’m not even British
me too!
Loved the movie. Colin Firth was wonderful. I loved Geoffrey Rush as Logue too.
I grew up with horrible anxiety. To the point where I’d slur my words without having a speech impediment. Every time I was asked to speak in from of 30 people in my class, I would sigh and gather myself by closing my eyes and breathing slowly. I very often took an F in public speaking rather than actually speaking in front of the class. This movie shines a light on these kinds of things and I am here for it!
I had nearly as bad of a problem. One time I had to speak in front of my high school class (25 or 30 kids, maybe) several times, and did an embarrassingly horrible job each time. The teacher still gave me a B, but only for preparation and sheer effort. I just wanted to slither away and turn invisible. Once I noticed my podium rattling, then realized that it was rattling because I had a death grip on it and my hands were shaking!
I have watched this movie a multitude of times. I cannot get enough of it because I am a severe stutterer which I do know the reason for. I do not want to go into the day I began stuttering when I was under a lot of stress at age four. I do believe I texted with Colon Firth who played the King in this movie a few years ago, but I never brought up my stutter.
"well done my friend"
"Thank you, Your Majesty"
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I choose to see that moment as his friend being struck by the reality that his king stands before him bc of the awesome job he did delivering that speech.
Lets hope Charles doesn't have to announce ww3
I have never thought the story of George VI heartbreaking, I always thought it replete with bravery.
It’s both, really.
I LOVED this film and the cast was perfect from first to last.
Colin Firth......a handsome elegant, gentleman the epitome of class...incredible actor too.......
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The epitome of class? He cheated on his wife, he committed adultery.
@@thesparrow3902 you mean his wife cheated on him?
@@thesparrow3902 His WIFE cheated on HIM.
@@thesparrow3902 No he didn't.
One of my favorite movies and actors of all time....TO THIS DAY!
When I saw the movie I teared up by what the King George VI had gone through his childhood which may have brought up the stammer and other reasons why he preferred to be in the background than to be in the public eye. It was an incredible performance by Firth Colin and enjoyed the friendship with Lionel Logue who helped him with his stammer. Both Geoff and Firth gave incredible performances. Also, the fact his brother David the King preferred to be in social society rather than pay attention to what was going on in the world. So luckily, George VI had to fulfill the destiny that was his. A tough position for an introvert.
Angela Carleton I can never stop crying when I do...
Angela Carleton Edward was his brother
@@graceamos5228 His family called him David.
@@graceamos5228 Yes Edward VIII's name was David Andrew Patrick George (not sure of the right order, but he was named after the four saints of the four historical countries of the British Isles). Can't think why he called himself Edward though: a very ugly name.
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My husband has a stutter. It's heartbreaking to see the pain on his face and in his eyes when he's having a tough time communicating. Glad this movie was made, but difficult for me to watch. Ultimately triumphant.
Possibly watching this film will help your husband.
I stutter too, but I firmly believe it has a purpose, and so do I think about your husband's stutter. I'm glad he has a seemingly loving and understanding woman.
One love,
It can make quite intelligent people seem as if he were a foreigner.. I had a graduate math class that I had to drop out of because I could not understand the professor. American generals who encountered the king found it painful to talk to him even after he had somewhat mastered his disability because they could not leave. One especially stupid one spoke of him as an idiot. Those of us whose words flow as effortless as water flows out of a faucet feel blessed even when our listeners do not.
The king was so brave. Colin Firth was so deserving of the Oscar.
Its so sad that the trauma of these events denied the Queen Mother the chance to see this film and the public reaction to it. George VI was respected during his lifetime, but to see the bravery, duty and dedication behind the Royal mask unveiled one of the great men of character of the 20th Century.
Colin Firth has a beautiful smile. You don't see him smile much.
Really? He looks a lot like Danish author, Knud Romer. He doesn't smile much either and has the same fiery and melancholic personality.
The scarcity makes it sweeter
After watching this movie, I changed my moniker from Robert to Bertie, and thus will always remember George VI, a brave man.
Nice. Keep the name alive, its not heard much these days
My heart aches for the King when he tries to speak while conquering his stuttering problem.
I know right.. damn
It makes you respect him so much more. Did you know there’s a foundation for stuttering treatment called George Vi foundation.
As a man in his late twenties who has chronic anxiety and stutter I felt very emotional while watching this movie. Depiction of pain and turmoil is very real, not to mention the dreaded expression of 'get it out already' from listener.
Sorry you are going through that. I hope it gets better and people learn better how to treat other people with more respect.
This awful experience you have is the listeners' fault. They should just sit patiently and wait for you (or other stammerers) to finish what you are saying in your own good time! I mean, why all the hurry? It's like those people who take their dogs for walks and won't let them sniff for ages at interesting smells along the way!
It's awful isn't it 😔
When I saw this at the movies years ago, at the end of the film, there was spontaneous applause.
Logue: “What are friends for?”
Bertie: “I wouldn’t know”
seeing the real king trying not to stutter makes me want to cry
Somehow you felt closer to him. I remember as a kid, knowing he might stammer, listening to his Christmas speech on the radio and crossing my fingers for him. He was really loved, admired and respected, was everything you wanted in a king.
I have a speech impediment not a stutter and I know this beloved king feels. That Everytime you want to speak your social anxiety is at burst that you over think that they are laughing at you judging you the way you speak. But he overcome it by being a great king.
Only Colin firth and jefrey could pull this off , they are both really great actors.
During the movie we can see a great empathy , between the 2 , always pushing the boundaries of their characters.
Ladies and gentleman this is called true acting.
That what i want to return in movie theaters.I dont pay a ticket to see cgi, good heart felt art acting performance.
My congratulations for both actors and the director, very good casting.
I LOVED this movie! All the principal actors--all the actors in this film...the dialogue...the acting...the story...the direction...the cinematography...EVERYTHING was spot on. The English's command of the English language and their pride of speaking it and the care they place in communication or communicating is just exceptional (to me).
What courage King George VI had.
Colin did such an amazing job in this movie. I think that is when my husband and I became fans of him.
I just finally watched “The King’s Speech” and was quite impressed and moved by it. The performances were amazing and the music and story were superb. Definitely a Oscar worthy movie with a stellar cast.
Not a stutterer, not into British royalty at all but I can connect with this film. It’s such a good movie about portraying “invisible” disabilities. They get the pressures of constant judgement and how frustrating and exhausting it is to constantly be trying to prove yourself to yourself and to people who probably aren’t even listening anymore/expect too much in too little time and how much work it takes to make a satisfying amount of progress. I'm definitely getting the "Because I have a voice" quote as a tattoo, I can *feel* the accomplishment & frustration that comes from finally realizing that
It's kind of a shame that the queen mum didn't want this to be made while she was alive. I feel like it would have had the opposite effect she'd have thought.
It is hardly surprising. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon may have been good for Bertie but she was a Hitler sympathiser and a general pain in the backside.
Very true. But she lost him when he was 56 and lived with the void nearly another half century. I suspect thinking of what might have been dug deep into her heart. She never forgave the Duchess or Duke for what she felt was her husband's untimely death although the King's personal habits played a large role. The Queen Mother did however attend the funerals of both the Windsors at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
@@Xfranman The Queen Mother attended the Duchess of Windsor's funeral because, given royal protocal, she had no choice. She did, however, do so on the condition that the deceased's name was not cited AT ALL, not one single time. Try to imagine that at anyone's funeral. Now that's royal revenge!!
I would love to know what Queen Elizabeth thought of it.
@@CLL9262 Wow.
Thank you for making this available for free on youtube.
my dad stuttered. he was sent to speech therapy when he was young and he was able to control it but he sometimes stammered. I met another guy who was a terrible stammerer and he could hardly get a sentence out.. but after he married his girlfriend, he got much much better !!!! so I think his marriage relieved him of some anxiety which allowed him to calm his stammer.
Did you know that people who stutter can sing without stuttering. Mel Tillis had a bad stammer but could sing like a lark.
Without a single doubt, one of the top 5 BEST movies spanning 7 decades! I've watched it at least 3 times a year since it was released. The interaction between Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush brought me to tears, gave me hope, helped me recognize true determination, made me laugh out loud and everything in-between. A must see movie that is (obviously) addictive. Bravo!! Also kudos to all the supporting actors, Tom Hooper and David Seidler. I can't imagine anyone else acting in the roles other than those who were chosen. Wonderful to know that all those precious documents were kept by the Logue family to help bring such candidness and authenticity to the film. Yes, I gushed - but it IS an outstanding film!
One of my top 3 films of all time! Colin Firth made that role his own.
agreed
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I absolutely loved this movie. I love King George VI and I love Colin Firth, so it was the serendipitous union of excellent humans and that made me so very happy!
I still struggle with stuttering at 34 and it's always been such a comfort and inspiration to me that two of the greatest people of the 20th century (George VI and Winston Churchill) had similar difficulties.
Rowan Atkinson as well. Bless you, I can't imagine the difficulties one must have with a stammer.
I've had a stutter for over 50 years and I have overcome a lot of it, but I still have trouble with some letters and words. Seeing The King's Speech really made me feel that I am not alone and that even powerful people can be afflicted with a stutter.
Iconic actor James Earl Jones, described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors, and "one of the greatest actors in American history." He is said to possess "one of the best-known voices in show business, also suffered from stuttering. It seems as though anytime a production needs a Voice of "authenticity," enter, James Earl Jones. I loved him as the voice of Darth Vadar in Star Wars. :-)
katie9918 Hang in there.... I’ve stuttered more than 50 years but it’s pretty rare that I stutter now. It may be hard to see sometimes but stuttering isn’t something that takes something away from you or makes you less of a person. I think it makes you more of a person and kinder to others.
The country singer Mel Tillis too. It didn't have an effect on his singing though.
Colin Firth became King George, his portrayal was so brilliant.
It's a stunning drama masterfully written and exquisitely performed by each character flawlessly. As much as I admired His Majesty on screen and in history, I so admire Sir Lionel for the tragedy that proved the genesis of his work leading to his minor miracle with the majestic monarch. But most touching of all was the bond these men of very different start and station forged. It was gratifying to learn at the end that that bond endured for a lifetime. It was also a treat to learn that, answering his flippant request, His Majesty did in fact style Sir Lionel Knight Commander of the Victorian Order, an honour entirely within the King's gift alone for personal service to the Crown in the person of the Monarch. The King and his Knight. Bertie and Lionel, friends through crisis and trial, through to a lifetime. An aside: Providence, again mysterious in wonder producing, used Wallace Simpson to lure David - Edward VIII - from his throne, leaving the United Kingdom to be reigned over by a stuttering invalid who was more than perfected enough to guide her through dark and treacherous times to light and bequeath to her a noble and gracious Queen these last three score and eight years long.
I just adore this film and the actors. The history behind it makes it even more delightful to me.
I maybe watch this movie more than 20 times... I love the story, the casts, the set and the music... Great movie of all time
A stutterer at a time the world needed (needs) a commanding voice. History repeats itself.
Am a big fan of Colin Firth.. this is Awsome
Love Colin ♥️ he did wonderful job playing George VI
Beautifully done. I'm in tears.
It’s a wonderful story and the fact it is true makes it better. Anyone that suffers this way and is working on changing their speech needs to see this. I own this dvd and watch this show 2 times a year. Anytime I need to have my spirit lifted I will watch this film.
One of the greatest kings we ever had. And the perfect tonic to council and guide Churchill during the war. He also sired the worlds greatest ever Queen.
I had a bad stutter and cam can imagine how terrifying it would be to get up and do a speech in front of so many people.
The British Empire had a king with a stutter and the US had a president who was paralyzed from the waist down. But *both* men managed to pull their countries through WW2
The only difference is these days the king would still be king but the president wouldn't have a hope.
I totally loved that interview. How interesting!!
Love Colin Firth. Have great admiration for the British people and all they endured during World War2.
I'm SO happy to find this here on TH-cam! I loved it the first time I saw it on TV after my Dad had recorded it for me on the DVR. This is by far the best behind-the-scenes look into "The King's Speech" ever made.
Collin firth is beautiful
Monumental movie with monumental acting!
Scott Pelley presents an excellent documentary on King George VI and his historic speech. This movie was one of the film industry's best in years.
*"I am such a drag queen"*
-Colin Firth
Wow!!
I think the king has the most peaceful face ever.
What a wonderful, touching, inspiring story. All the more so because it's true.
Colin firth has a great sense of humor...great guy
What a great movie...Gave me courage ..
He was such a great man of character. He never knew it, but he paved the way for those of us in later generations to be understood and accepted in society WITHOUT being judged as "idiots" as this brave soul was. Worse still the people who judged him first and hardest were his family. To this day that fact makes me weep for the boy, the teen and the man. Imagine the soul deep pain of having every male you meet in your life is literally given permission to belittle and diminish you for your stammer. No wonder the King had a close, strong relationship with Mr. Logue. It was the very first healthy contact he had with a man. The King and Mr. Logue made my life easier because by the time I was born in 1955 treatment was available and my parents refused anyone the opportunity of ridiculing me. Love is what made the difference for the King because he had the Queens abundant love and Mr. Logue"s as well. And thru his reign he gathered the mighty love of his people as he served and did his very best to protect them until the day he died.
Colin, I'm not much of a movie watcher. However, I enjoyed all of your performances. Hope to see you in something soon.
What a film
Being a young "blocker" then the official word for stuttering
I felt the fear to talk
Really enjoyed this. A man who actually went to war was terrified of making a speech. And as king he still had to struggle to communicate with men, like some American generals, who thought he was an idiot. Probably his younger brother, who was later killed in a plane crash while on a mission to Iceland, was better suited to the role. But them were the breaks. He had the duty to step in, to brave the incoming fire.
Ah yes, I've seen this splendid film several times. A favorite of mine, it's been awhile I must see it again.
That was brilliant film as is Colin Firth himself. A great man playing a great man. Plus he is gorgeous.
Love the bit where he said he is “such a drag queen “. Takes a real man to embrace that part of himself. I suspect many of the bigots who attack the LGTBQ + community are people who are terrified and trying to suppress a part of themselves.
Such a role model, Colin Firth.
Can't get enough of Jeffrey (Geoffrey?) Rush, actually ... He is such an elegant actor!
Geoffrey. He played Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean. I believe he is Australian.
Brilliant in that fab movie, SHINE!
"You cannot dangle spandex and a bit of mascara in front of me, and not have me go weak at the knees." 🤣👍🏽
Great movie. Here in Ireland,this movie was really big. When we saw the movie in our local cinema,the place was packed! For some reason,there is also a facination with the Royal family in Ireland as well. My wife and I have watched The Crown twice over,some episodes a third time! We have seen all the usual movies,like Elizabeth, Mrs.Brown,etc
Amusing. The Irish admire the British Crown now that the monster has been defanged.
Fantastic actor! It’s weird to see him talking fluently after watching the movie.
I found this movie a beautiful story between a teacher and his pupil to lifelong friends. This is one movie that I never get bored watching. George VI deserves so much more recognition (posthumously) for all that pain and suffering that he has had to endure. I also find it ironic that Helena Bonham Carter plays Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the wife of George VI and mum of the current head (Queen) of England, and also plays her daughter Princess Margaret on The Crown.
the king looks so handsome at 2:19
Can't believe no one has mentioned the great entertainer Mel TIllis. When he sang his stuttered disappeared & he was also a very successful actor for many years and he did stuttered when he spoke in acting roles or interviews but he embraced it and became a famous man.
That was beautifully done. Thank you for this.
Yes he is totally right...its heartbreaking
Fantastic movie! I can wholeheartedly recommend it! Greetings from Germany!
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It's a pity that Elizabeth the Queen Mother didn't see it, it was such a tribute to her and to Bertie.
So enjoyable! Great picture, great story, great actors and great historical figures. Mankind at its worst and at its best at the same time.
Excellent introduction to anyone interested in watching the wonderful movie "The King's Speech"
I love cinema that can honestly convey the frailty of the human condition. Something about the Brits way seems to make this easier to accomplish.
Wow - I truly forgot what a gem this movie is. I have owned it on DVD since it came out and won all the awards and eagerly watched it at the point and fell in love. But like a lot of loves, slowly the emotion and memory of it went brittle. Seeing this from 60 minutes (for the first time, 'cause it came in in "Recommended" reminded me why I fell in love with the move the first time.
Now, after spending the last two hours wondering what I am going to do tonight, I have a plan. Woo-Hoo!
I always love movies that are Based on a true story. This story never gets old. This movie impressed me enough that I bought the DVD. Thank you.