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The Lost Prince is a British film of genre Drama directed by Stephen Poliakoff released in USA on 18 december 2005 with Matthew James Thomas
The Lost Prince (2005)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 18 december 2005
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Political films
Rating76%
The Lost Prince is a British television drama about the life of Prince John – youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary – who died at the age of 13 in 1919.
A Talkback Thames production written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, it was originally broadcast in January 2003. It won an Emmy Award in September 2005.
Synopsis
John suffered from epileptic seizures and an autism-like developmental disorder, and the Royal Family tried to shelter him from public view; the script shied away from presenting the Royal Family as unsympathetic, instead showing how much this cost them emotionally (particularly John's mother, Queen Mary). Poliakoff explores the story of John, his relationship with his family and brother Prince George, the political events going on at the time (such as the fall of the House of Romanov in 1917) and the love and devotion of his nanny, Charlotte Bill.Actors
Matthew James Thomas
(Prince John (older))
Miranda Richardson
(Queen Mary)
Tom Hollander
(George V)
Rollo Weeks
(Prince George (older))
Bill Nighy
(Stamfordham)
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