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"Hallmark Hall of Fame" The Gathering Storm (1974)


Overview

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8.2/10   72 votes
Director:
Herbert Wise
Writers:
Winston Churchill (book)
Colin Morris (writer)
Contact:
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TV Series:
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)
Original Air Date:
29 November 1974 (Season 24, Episode 2)
Plot:
The story of British prime minister Winston Churchill, focusing on his place in British life just prior to World War II. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Richard Burton ... Winston Churchill
Virginia McKenna ... Clemmie Churchill
Robert Hardy ... Joachim vn Ribbentrop
Ian Bannen ... Adolf Hitler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robin Bailey ... Neville Chamberlain
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Kurt von Schuschnigg
Robert Beatty ... Lord Beaverbrook
Patsy Byrne ... Cook
Lesley Dunlop ... Mary Churchill
Michael Elwyn ... Anthony Eden
Edward Evans ... Lloyd George
Clive Francis ... Randolph Churchill
Verna Harvey ... Junior secretary
Richard Leech ... Admiral Round
Denis Lill ... George VI (as Dennis Lill)
Terence Longdon ... Admiral Browning
Ian Ogilvy ... Edward VIII
John Phillips ... Von Brondorff
Steve Plytas ... Maisky
Angharad Rees ... Sarah Churchill
John Rutland ... Leo Amery

Patrick Stewart ... Clement Attlee
Fiona Walker ... Miss Hamblin
Thorley Walters ... Stanley Baldwin
Brook Williams ... Lt. Comdr. Thompson
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Series Cast
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David Winters ... Jacques
Selena Royle ... Cast Member 1951-1952
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

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Robert Hardy plays opposite Richard Burton as Winston Churchill and will play Winston Churchill in five other productions as of 2009. more
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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Fascinating epic, 19 March 2002
6/10
Author: martin_humble from Stockholm, Sweden

Made for television in 1974 but non the less rather well-made and supported by great actors. Richard Burton stars as Sir Winston Churchill in this epic which spans the pre-war years of 1936-40. Following Churchill from being both ignored and ridiculed to the point where he is asked to lead the British nation, The gathering storm is interesting, fascinating and a great document of history. Richard Burton gives a powerful and fully believable performance, one of his better in the 1970s. 6/10

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