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http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=aHTZWMr0xn8
"60 Minutes" talks to its starring actor, Colin Firth, and reports on the historic find in an attic that
helped make the "The King's Speech" an Oscar favorite. Scott Pelley reports.
Watch the video and answer the following questions.

 George VI
1. Who is this movie about?
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2. What problem did he have?
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3. How old was he when this problem started to exist?
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4. When did he become a king?
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5. Why did his older brother give up the throne?
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 David Seidler, the scriptwriter
6. What inspired David Seidler to write the story for the movie?
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7. How long did he have to wait before he could finally tell his tale?
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8. What was the main theme of the story he wrote?
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 The Logue attic finds
9. What did Mark Logue discover in the family attic?
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10. How often did the king see his therapist?
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11. What was their relationship like?
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12. Are the therapies shown in the film based on the real treatment?
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13. What did the king have to tell his people in the speech that gave the movie its name?
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14. What do the marks and lines on the original copy of the speech mean?
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 Colin Firth and his hometown
15. What happened when Colin Firth went into a cinema to watch one of his own movies?
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16. What nationality is his wife?
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17. How long have they been married?
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18. How many children do they have?
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19. What was his parents’ occupation?
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20. How old was he when he felt he wanted to be an actor?
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21. How many films has he done so far?
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