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Colin Firth plays the monarch, who suffered from a stammer
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has dropped the rating of Colin Firth's new film The King's Speech from 15 to 12A following complaints from the cast and crew.
The film's distributors launched an appeal after it was given the higher rating because of bad language.
In the movie, King George VI is encouraged by a speech therapist to use strong language to overcome a stammer.
The BBFC said the language is not aggressive or directed at any person.
On its website, the BBFC said it had "applied its formal reconsideration process to the cinema release and classified it 12A with the consumer advice 'contains strong language in a speech therapy context'".
The BBFC's language guidelines for the lower rating say that the use of strong language must be infrequent.
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In the scene, the character of King George VI, played by Colin Firth, uses strong language several times at the instigation of his therapist - played by Geoffrey Rush - during speech therapy sessions.
The move came after the cast and crew attacked the original rating during a press conference at the BFI London Film Festival.
Director Tom Hooper told reporters: "My head is in my hands about it. I go to see Salt where a tube is force fed down Angelina Jolie's throat and poured water down her throat to simulate drowning - that's not a problem."
He went on to describe a graphic scene in Casino Royale when a naked James Bond - played by Daniel Craig - is tortured. The film was also given a 12A rating.
Firth added that "it would be very interesting actually for somebody to do a study as to who the people are that would complain about that stuff (bad language), before they would complain about the violence."
Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Queen Elizabeth, said worse language was used at football games. "I mean go to Tottenham, you know," she added.
The King's Speech has its premiere in London on Thursday evening.
It won the People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Colin Firth plays the monarch, who suffered from a stammer The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has dropped the rating of Colin Firth's new film The King's Speech from 15 to 12A following complaints from the cast and crew.
The film's distributors launched an appeal after it was given the higher rating because of bad language.
In the movie, King George VI is encouraged by a speech therapist to use strong language to overcome a stammer.
The BBFC said the language is not aggressive or directed at any person.
On its website, the BBFC said it had "applied its formal reconsideration process to the cinema release and classified it 12A with the consumer advice 'contains strong language in a speech therapy context'".
The BBFC's language guidelines for the lower rating say that the use of strong language must be infrequent.
Related stories
In the scene, the character of King George VI, played by Colin Firth, uses strong language several times at the instigation of his therapist - played by Geoffrey Rush - during speech therapy sessions.
The move came after the cast and crew attacked the original rating during a press conference at the BFI London Film Festival.
Director Tom Hooper told reporters: "My head is in my hands about it. I go to see Salt where a tube is force fed down Angelina Jolie's throat and poured water down her throat to simulate drowning - that's not a problem."
He went on to describe a graphic scene in Casino Royale when a naked James Bond - played by Daniel Craig - is tortured. The film was also given a 12A rating.
Firth added that "it would be very interesting actually for somebody to do a study as to who the people are that would complain about that stuff (bad language), before they would complain about the violence."
Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Queen Elizabeth, said worse language was used at football games. "I mean go to Tottenham, you know," she added.
The King's Speech has its premiere in London on Thursday evening.
It won the People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.