The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaFashion house Christian Dior recreated three dresses for this film that it had previously made for the real Wallis Simpson.
- GoofsIn the newsreel scene from 1936 showing the funeral procession of Edward's father the King, the voiceover announcer says that "King George the Third has died and the nation mourns". It should of course have been King George the Fifth.
- Quotes
Wallis Simpson: Darling, they can't hurt you if you don't let them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 3 September 2011 (2011)
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Written by Christoph Clöser, Morten Gass
Performed by Bohren & Der Club of Gore
Published by Manuskript © (P) Bohren & Der Club of Gore released under exclusive license by [Pias] Recordings 2008
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The cross-cutting between 2 timelines and locations for no apparent reason was not only confusing, it was also annoying. By the time we got into the story proper, I was so ticked off I didn't care about any of the characters, quite apart from the fact that I couldn't work out what was going on. This is definitely one of those "look-at-my-filmmaking-skillz" types of films, which makes it so hard to watch and enjoy. This is the first film by Madonna I have watched and will almost certainly be my last.
- Phil_Chester
- Aug 31, 2018
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- Chuyện Tình Thế Kỷ
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $583,455
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $47,074
- Feb 5, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $2,042,203
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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