The Lost King

2022
PG-13
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

8.9K

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Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, and Sally Hawkins in The Lost King (2022)

An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

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An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

8.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

Trivia
There was some mild controversy prior to this films' UK release when several people involved in the archaeological dig gave interviews to some UK newspapers (notably The Guardian and Daily Mail) disputing the events depicted in the film and accused the scriptwriters of romanticizing and overplaying the role of Philippa Langley ( as played by Sally Hawkins) in the actual locating and discovery of Richard III's resting place. This criticism prompted the film's producer, co-writer and co-star Steve Coogan to give an interview to the BBC defending the story-line of the film and accusing the University of Leicester of trying to discredit the role Langley played in the discovery and believing that, despite Langley being an amateur, they were embarrassed she had out-thought several of their renowned historical experts and they were not happy that this was portrayed within the film.

Goofs
Philippa Langley's ex-husband and two sons go to a local cinema to see the James Bond 007 movie SKYFALL, before King Richard III's body was exhumed in September 2012. However the London première of SKYFALL was on the 23rd of October 2012.

Connections
References Looking for Richard (1996)

Soundtracks
King's Lynn
English folk song
Arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Featured review

9/10

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious by this sun of York

I have been interested in Richard 111 eversince i saw Laurence Oliviers performance in the film in 1956. In May of this year i drove up to Leicester to visit first the Battle Of Bosworth field and museum and then to the modern museum in the city centre. So i was always going to like this film.

I could empathise with the main character as i also suffer from me or as its now known chronic fatigue syndrome.

It was a story worth telling and particularly to highlight the sterling work of Phillipa Langley. Who it would appear to have been sidelined by others,who are now complaining at their depiction in this film,notwithstanding the fact that they now have a spanking new museum which is bringing people like myself to go and visit Leicester.

For me this was one of the most enjoyable films that i have seen this year.