Bertie and Elizabeth (2002): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2002, Bertie and Elizabeth is a drama, romance and historia film directed by Giles Foster, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Who’s in it. Bertie and Elizabeth stars James Wilby as King George VI, aka 'Bertie', Alan Bates as King George V, Juliet Aubrey as Queen Elizabeth and Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Bertie and Elizabeth has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bertie and Elizabeth page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bertie and Elizabeth tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.