15 Intriguing Pieces Of British Film Trivia

3. 28 Days Later (2002) The actors who play soldiers in 28 Days Later all did a three-day military training program with real infantrymen from the British Armed Forces in order to learn how to carry themselves. Christopher Eccleston was reportedly a 'good soldier'. Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/trivia 2. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) Maggie Smith, who plays Professor McGonagall earned the mantle of the oldest actress to have performed a fight scene, for her fight scene against Alan Rickman. Smith was 76 when the action scene was filmed. Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001749/bio

1. The King's Speech (2010)

In the film, speech therapist Lionel refuses to let Bertie smoke while they are together. He tells him that 'sucking smoke into your lungs will kill you.' This is reportedly what King George VI's real physician told him, but he was ignored. King George died from complications of lung cancer during 1952, at the age of 56, due to his smoking. Source: http://jerrygarrett.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/ten-secrets-behind-the-making-of-the-kings-speech/ Have you got any particularly interesting iotas of information interred in your intellect? Fancy sharing? Showing us up? Let us know in the comments section