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A King's Story (1965)

A King's Story poster
Directed by
Harry Booth
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the life of King Edward VIII from his birth to his abdication in 1936. It uses commentary based on the Duke of Windsor's own book.

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What happens

A King's Story is a 1965 British colour documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in 1936. It was written by Sydney Box (original screen treatment), Glyn Jones and John Lord (commentary) based on the book by The Duke of Windsor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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