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Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1980)
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.
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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.
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Genre:TV Movie, Drama, Romance
Written By:Simon Raven, Frances Donaldson
In Theaters:1/23/1980
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Runtime:350 minutes
Studio:Thames Television
Cast
Waris Hussein
Director
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
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