The Gathering Storm

TV Movie
2002
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1h 36m

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7.4/10

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Docudrama Political Drama Biography Drama History

Winston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.Winston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.Winston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.

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7.4/10

7.3K

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Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 21 wins & 31 nominations total

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Trivia
The death of Ralph Follett Wigram (C.M.G.) was supposed to be caused by a pulmonary hemorrhage, but many assumed that it had been suicide. The absence of Follett's parents at his funeral would seem to support the latter belief. In Sir Winston Churchill's history of World War II, he referred to Ralph Wigram as one of the great unsung heroes.

Goofs
The famous speech Churchill wants to revise (and later delivers in the House of Commons) in the beginning of the film ("To see Mr Gandhi, a seductive Mid-Temple Lawyer ... posing as a half-naked fakir in a manner quite well known in the East, striding up the steps of the Vice-Regal palace to parley on equal terms with the representative of the King Emperor") was actually delivered in 1930, whereas the film starts some years later.

Quotes
Winston Churchill: Thank you.
Clemmie Churchill: For what?
Winston Churchill: For being rash enough to marry me, foolish enough to stay with me, and... for loving me in a way... I though I'd never be loved.

Connections
Featured in The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002)

Soundtracks
Happy Days Are Here Again
Music by Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Performed by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra

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10/10

Albert Finney in a defining role

This film, made for the small screen by Home Box Office, defines how TV movies should be made. The film is an absorbing look at one of the true visionary and inspiring leaders of the twentieth century, Sir Winston Churchill. Mr. Churchill is portrayed by Sir Albert Finney in a role certain to further define his distinguished career in film. Mr. Finney brings humor, strength, rascality, and an amazing resemblance of the character's figure, form and facial features to the role. Aside from this great performance, the film accurately depicts and captures the dark and indecisive years preceding the war in Britain with a strong cast, a splendid adaptation from Mr. Churchill's own writings and the sense of the personal strength and integrity that served England so well in this, Her finest hour.