The King's Speech · written by David Seidler · 2010

Lionel spots Bertie’s car and meets his eyes as it pulls away.

Scene 63 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

David

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Begins 1:01 into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 63

Prince Albert seeks to overcome a lifelong stammer so he can serve his country, but his fear of public failure and the royal hierarchy obstruct his work with an unconventional speech therapist.

Scenes 1–11
Bertie lives within royal ceremony but cannot speak publicly and remains constrained by family roles.
Scenes 12–24
Elizabeth seeks a different treatment because Bertie must speak and conventional medicine has failed.
Scenes 25–30
Bertie enters Logue’s unfamiliar, egalitarian practice and finally commits to its daily work.
Scenes 31–58
He tests the exercises in public and private while family history and David’s crisis expose the cost of silence.
Scene 59
David signs away the throne, turning Bertie from the reluctant possible successor into the reigning king.
Just before
Scene 60
David broadcasts his reasons for leaving the throne and declares allegiance to Bertie.
Scene 61
Bertie and Elizabeth listen as David praises the brother who will succeed him.
Scene 62
In full naval uniform, Bertie leaves York House for the accession ceremony.
Scene 63
This scene

63EXT. 145 PICCADILLY - CONTINUOUS

DAVID (V.O. RADIO FILTER)

...will be able to take my place

forthwith without interruption or

injury to the life and progress of

the empire.

Grimly, Bertie gets in to a waiting Rolls. Framed in the car window he looks terrified as the car edges from the curb.

On the pavement, kept back by police, a crowd of onlookers. On the edge of the group...Lionel.

Bertie peers out of the window of the Rolls. Their eyes meet. Bertie looks away. The Rolls drives on.