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A King's Story is a British film of genre Documentary with Orson Welles

A King's Story (1965)

A King's Story
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Length 1h42
Genres Documentary,    Historical
Rating69% 3.4871453.4871453.4871453.4871453.487145

A King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in 1936. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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Orson Welles

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