Film king george iii biography video

A surprisingly frank and detailed account of his life.

I live in the USA and most Americans know nothing about King George III of Britain.

Some might recognize him as the king during our revolution...and a rare few might know he suffered from mental illness. But that really is about it for most of us. Fortunately, "George III: The Genius of the Mad King" helps us to look into the mind of the man, as the royal family consented to have all of Geroge's correspondance copied so that anyone, not just academics, could read it.

Film king george iii biography video

It consisted, amazingly, of 320,000 pages!

I noticed one reviewer complained that the documentary didn't go into more depth about his illness. They also complained that the film didn't talk about porphyria...though no one is absolutely certain he had this rare disorder.

For more on that sort of thing, you'll just have to watch a different film...and no film can cover EVERYTHING about George.