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The King's Speech (2010)
A British prince finds that he will soon be on a British shilling
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The 2010 film "The King's Speech" is about England's Prince Albert, later King George VI, and his speech therapist Lionel Logue.
 
The film starred Colin Firth as Prince Albert and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue.
 
At one point in the film, Lionel bets Albert a shilling, but princes don't carry money. The shilling would be a King George V shilling, Prince Albert's father.
 
Later when the Edward VIII - Wallace Simpson problem becomes acute, Lionel brings up the shilling again and tells Albert that he will soon be on it.
 
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1. Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue
 
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2. Colin Firth as Prince Albert
 
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3. Albert and Lionel do exercises
 
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4. Lionel holds up a shilling
A shilling with King George V:
 
Britain shilling 1933
5. Great Britain shilling 1933 King George V
 
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6. Colin Firth as King George VI
Later King George VI did make it onto the shilling:
 
Britain shilling 1944
7. Great Britain shilling 1944 King George VI - English reverse
Cast, Directors, Writers:
 
Colin Firth as King George VI
Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth
Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue
 
Director: Tom Hooper
Writers: David Seidler
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