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27 April 2002 (USA)
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Germany was arming itself for war. But they didn't count on one man.
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A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 2 Golden Globes.
Another 12 wins
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21 nominations
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Churchill is brought back to life.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Albert Finney | ... | Winston Churchill | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Clemmie Churchill | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Desmond Morton | |
| Linus Roache | ... | Ralph Wigram | |
| Lena Headey | ... | Ava Wigram | |
| Derek Jacobi | ... | Stanley Baldwin | |
| Ronnie Barker | ... | David Inches | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Sir Robert Vansittart | |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Violet Pearman | |
| Hugh Bonneville | ... | Ivo Pettifer | |
| Gottfried John | ... | Friedrich von Schroder | |
| Anthony Brophy | ... | Brendan Bracken | |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Mr. Wood | |
| Tom Hiddleston | ... | Randolph Churchill | |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | Marlborough (as Timothy Bentinck) |
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The Lonely War (USA) (working title)
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96 min | Germany:120 min (Filmfest Hamburg)
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1.78 : 1 more
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Anachronisms: The infamous 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.
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[the sound of Sarah tap-dancing can be heard through the ceiling]
Clemmie Churchill: I think she wants to do it professionally.
Winston Churchill: Annoy people?
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Clemmie Churchill: I think she wants to do it professionally.
Winston Churchill: Annoy people?
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Featured in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV)
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Everybody Dance
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This is a movie that captures the life of Sir Winston Churchill before he became Prime Minister of England in 1940. The period the movie covers is approximately from 1936-1939. The story is of a private and complex man trying desperately to fight for what he believes in.
Albert Finney delivers a gem of a performance as Winston Churchill and steals the show. His role is central to the story and he is equal to the task in every way. Finney does an excellent job of portraying Churchill as a hard-nosed politician, an admirable statesman and England patriot who was also a kind hearted, sensitive man in his fifties who just wanted to "Keep Buggering On". Finney succeeds in bringing intense humanity and intimacy to the character of an immensely public figure.
This is a must see for those interested in Winston Churchill and WWII; it is an excellent prequel to the war itself since it lays the groundwork for many of the struggles within British society itself over the prospect of war with Germany. Excellent movie.
Rating: 7.7/10