Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

350 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 6, 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.

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

350 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 6, 1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers
Original title Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Directors Waris Hussein
Writers Frances Donaldson, Simon Raven

Cast

Edward Fox

as King Edward VIII

Cynthia Harris

as Wallis Warfield Simpson

David Waller

as Stanley Baldwin

Peggy Ashcroft

as Queen Mary

Nigel Hawthorne

as Walter Monkton

John Shrapnel

as Major Alexander Hardinge

Jessie Matthews

as Aunt Bessie Merryman

Charles Keating

as Ernest Simpson

Robert Flemyng

as Sir Donald Somervell

Bessie Love

as Lady Cunard