Wallis & Edward (2005)

Directed by

David Moore

Genre

biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the relationship between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII. It focuses on the events leading up to his abdication, showing things from Wallis's perspective.

romanticdramaticintimatetensepoignanthistoricalemotionalsympathetic

What happens

Wallis & Edward (in Canada also known as Her Royal Affair) is a 2005 British television film, scripted by Sarah Williams, dramatising the events of the Edward VIII abdication crisis. It was billed as the first scripted account of the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII to view events from Wallis Simpson's point of view. Joely Richardson played Wallis, and Steven Campbell Moore played Edward. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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