The King (2007)

Directed by

Matthew Saville

Genre

biographical film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film tells the story of Graham Kennedy, a famous Australian entertainer. It shows his life and career, focusing on his public persona and private struggles. Some people close to him criticized the film for being too dark and for its portrayal of his sexuality.

biographicalnostalgicdarkdramaticintimateemotionalreflectivecontroversial

What happens

The King: The Story of Graham Kennedy is an Australian television film examining the life of Australian entertainer Graham Kennedy. Produced in Australia by the Sydney based independent production company Crackerjack Productions for TV1 and the Nine Network, The King was first shown on 20 May 2007 on TV1 for Foxtel and Austar and became the highest rating drama ever screened on subscription television in Australia, drawing 511,000 viewers. It later aired on the Nine Network on 27 August 2007. The film faced criticism from some of those close to Kennedy who felt it did not portray him accurately, feeling that he was portrayed too broadly in a dark manner in the film, as well as what one commentator noted was a "mad rush to out him, sexually". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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