Released:
1978-11-06

Overview:
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.

Director:
Waris Hussein

Runtime:
5h 50min

Genre:
TV Movie, Drama, Romance

• 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