Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
1978 · 5h 50m · TV Movie, Drama, Romance
Genres: TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Waris Hussein
Writers: Simon Raven, Frances Donaldson
Music by: Ron Grainer
Editor: Beryl Wilkins
Cast
Edward Fox as King Edward VIIICynthia Harris as Wallis Warfield SimpsonDavid Waller as Stanley BaldwinPeggy Ashcroft as Queen MaryNigel Hawthorne as Walter MonktonJohn Shrapnel as Maj. Alexander HardingeAndrew Ray as Duke of YorkJessie Matthews as Aunt Bessie MerrymanCharles Keating as Ernest SimpsonPeter Ellis as OsborneAmanda Reiss as Duchess of YorkT.R. Bowen as Duff CooperMore like this
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