WALLIS AND EDWARD

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• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Drama, Foreign, Romance
• Plot: The love affair that changed history; ; He gave up the throne. She gave up perhaps even more.; ; Was American divorcée Wallis Simpson a scheming seductress bent on becoming Queen of England? Or did she get caught up in something she did not understand and could not stop? Based on extensive research, this new drama - starring Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck, 101 Dalmatians) and Stephen Campbell Moore (A Good Woman, Bright Young Things) - marks the first time the famous love story has been told from her point of view.; ; When their love affair begins, Edward, Prince of Wales, is a charismatic playboy, and Wallis is married to her second husband, businessman Ernest Simpson. Because Edward has had a string of mistresses, his affair with Wallis does nothing more serious than raise a few aristocratic eyebrows. But once he becomes King, the establishment demands that he give up Wallis. His refusal to do so puts her in the middle of the bitter struggle between the King’s heart and his duty to the royal family and the nation.; ; Also starring Miriam Margolyes (The Age of Innocence, Ladies in Lavender) and Margaret Tyzack (The Forsyte Saga, Match Point).
• Cast: Joely Richardson, David Westhead, Lisa Kay, Helena Michell, Stephen Campbell Moore, Simon Hepworth, Bill Champion, Monica Dolan, Debora Weston, Aleksas Kazanavicius, Clifford Rose, Margaret Tyzack, Miriam Margolyes, David Calder, Richard Johnson, Julian Wadham, Ken Bones, Remigijus Bilinskas, Airida Gintautaite, Varis Vetra, Rupert Vansittart, Dalius Mertinas, Geoffrey T. Bersey, Romualds Ancans, Arijs Geikins, Arturas Zukauskas, Kaspars Zvigulis, Dave Moore
• Director: Dave Moore
• Runtime: 1:34
• Company: Acorn Media, Company Pictures, Alchemy, Atlantic Media Production
• Media Format: movie