Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.
- Date of release
- 1978-11-06
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 5h 50m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Waris Hussein
Casting
- Edward Fox — King Edward VIII
- Cynthia Harris — Wallis Warfield Simpson
- David Waller — Stanley Baldwin
- Peggy Ashcroft — Queen Mary
- Nigel Hawthorne — Walter Monkton
- John Shrapnel — Maj. Alexander Hardinge
- Andrew Ray — Duke of York
- Jessie Matthews — Aunt Bessie Merryman
- Charles Keating — Ernest Simpson
- Peter Ellis — Osborne
- Amanda Reiss — Duchess of York
- T.R. Bowen — Duff Cooper
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