Adolf Hitler is the main antagonist of the 2010 biographical film The King's Speech.
He was not played by any actor in the film, as he only appears in the film via archive footage.
Biography
On September 1939, a couple of months later, shortly after the United Kingdom's declaration of war with Germany after Germany's invasion on Poland, As the bombs were falling among London, King George VI and his daughter Margaret watches Adolf Hitler through archival footage, Margaret says "What is he saying?", George replies "I don't know he must be saying about the world". George VI summons Logue to Buckingham Palace to prepare for his radio address to the country. As the king and Logue move through the palace to a tiny studio, Winston Churchill reveals to the king that he, too, had once had a speech impediment but found a way to use it to his advantage.
The king delivers his speech as if to Logue alone, who coaches him through every moment. British soldiers who were fighting in the army begins hearing King George's speech Afterwards, the king steps onto the balcony of the palace with his family, where thousands cheer and applaud him when Logan replies to him "I had to throw in a few so they'd know it was me.". A final title card explains that during the many speeches King George VI gave during World War II (1939-1945), Logue was always present. Logue and the king remained friends, and "King George VI made Lionel Logue a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1944. This high honor from a grateful King made Lionel part of the only order of chivalry that specifically rewards acts of personal service to the Monarch.".
Trivia
- Although he is the main antagonist of the film, Adolf Hitler has little screen time, and is not played by any German or British actor for the film, as he just appears in archival footage during the film's climax.