| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo., Region 1 encoding. |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Tim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey, Tom Wilkinson, Derek Jacobi, Ronnie Barker. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Jim Clark ; music, Haward Goodall ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a television motion picture in 2002. |
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Special features: commentary by director Richard Loncraine and producer Frank Doelger. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated; contains adult content, adult language, brief nudity. |
| Summary |
In the mid-1930's the great politican and orator Winston Churchill was out of favor with the English people and struggling to make his voice heard. Wrestling with his personal demons, a lonely but defiant Churchill attempts to warn the world of the impending gloom surrounding Hitlers' Germany. |
| Awards |
Emmy Awards; 2002, Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Albert Finney); Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Ridley Scott (executive producer), Julie Payne (executive producer); Tony Scott (executive producer), Tracey Scoffield (executive producer for the BBC), Lisa Ellzey (co-executive producer), Frank Doelger (producer), David M. Thompson (producer)); Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Larry Ramin (story), Hugh Whitemore (teleplay/story)). |
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Golden Globes, USA; 2003, Golden Globe - Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Albert Finney) |
| Subject |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Drama.
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Orators -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World politics -- 1933-1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Loncraine, Richard.
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Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
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Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
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| ISBN |
0783120575 |
| Standard No. |
026359189821 |
| Music No. |
91898 HBO Home Video |
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