

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
TV Movie
Drama
Romance
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1978-11-06
Runtime:
5h 50m
Director:
Waris Hussein
Writer:
Simon Raven, Frances Donaldson
Top Cast

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

T.R. Bowen
Duff Cooper
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