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He directed the historical drama The King's Speech (2010) which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He followed up with the musical epic Les Misérables (2012), and the romantic drama The Danish Girl (2015), the later of which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
Tom Hooper was educated at one of England's most prestigious schools, Westminster. His first film, Runaway Dog, was made when he was 13 years old and shot on a Clockwork 16mm Bolex camera, using 100 feet of film.
- January 1, 1
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- London, England, UK
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.
Very few directors made historical films quite like Tom Hooper did. He had the gift of seemingly getting inside the minds of some of the most powerful figures in history and...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit19%Rotten audience score. 53%Director, Screenwriter, Producer66%Fresh audience score. 72%Director, Producer70%Fresh audience score. 79%DirectorNo Score YetFresh audience score. 79%Unknown (Character)The King's Speech: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Robert Portal. The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
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- Tom Hooper
- 2010-12-25
In 2010, Tom Hooper directed the historical drama movie ‘The King’s Speech.’ The movie told the story of King George VI’s struggle with stammering, and his friendship with speech therapist Lionel Logue.
Very few directors made historical films quite like Tom Hooper did. He had the gift of seemingly getting inside the minds of some of the most powerful figures in history and...
