Churchill
Directed by:
Jonathan TeplitzkyScreenplay:
Alex von TunzelmannCinematography:
David HiggsComposer:
Lorne BalfeCast:
Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, James Purefoy, Julian Wadham, Richard Durden, Ella Purnell, Danny Webb, Jonathan Aris, Steven Cree, George AntonVOD (4)
Plots(1)
June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a million soldiers are secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe.One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. Behind the iconic figure and rousing speeches: a man who has faced political ridicule, military failure and a speech impediment. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality – fearful, obsessive and hurting.Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when over 500,000 soldiers were killed on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness: his destiny. And hurt by the rejection so deeply formed by his father's utter distance and indifference to him. Exhausted by years of war and plagued by depression, Churchill is a shadow of the hero who has resisted Hitler's Blitzkrieg. Should the D-Day landings fail, he is terrified he'll be remembered as the architect of carnage. Political opponents sharpen their knives. General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery are increasingly frustrated by Churchill's attempts to stop the invasion. King George VI must intervene. Only the unflinching support of Churchill's brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister's physical and mental collapse. (Lionsgate UK)
(more)Reviews (1)
This is a fairly classic biopic that is mainly about the fact that great performances are expected from the leads. Brian Cox certainly didn't disappoint, but the film is just not anything fundamentally surprising, it has a very pathetic tone, which hurts the film, and you don't learn anything particularly new about Churchill himself.
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