Into the Storm (2009)

Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.

Director:

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Writer:

Hugh Whitemore

Stars:

Iain Glen, Brendan Gleeson, James D'Arcy

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Iain Glen	...	King George VI
Brendan Gleeson	...	Winston Churchill
James D'Arcy	...	Jock Colville
Donald Sumpter	...	Lord Halifax
Gethin Anthony	...	1st Pilot
Janet McTeer	...	Clementine Churchill
Patrick Malahide	...	Major General Bernard Montgomery
Clive Mantle	...	Thompson
Robert Pugh	...	General Ismay
Len Cariou	...	President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Emma Hamilton	...	Betty
Bill Paterson	...	Clement Attlee
Adrian Scarborough	...	Sawyers
Garrick Hagon	...	Harry Hopkins
Michael Elwyn	...	Charles Moran

Storyline

Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.

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Plot Keywords:

prime minister | defeat | year 1945 | conference | political leader | 

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Taglines:

A relentless leader is the greatest weapon of war.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

HBO Films

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Into the Storm: Churchill at War

Filming Locations:

Lancaster House, The Mall, St. James's, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Churchill visits an RAF base, and the squadron is scrambled, a Spitfire and a Hurricane are shown taking off as a pair. In fact, Hurricane and Spitfire operations were kept separate, and the two types would not have been mixed at (and scrambled from) the same dispersal, as depicted in the film.

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Connections

Follows The Gathering Storm (2002)

User Reviews

Outstanding

I simply loved this movie. amazing story of bravery and great leadership and chivalry. I felt very connected to this movie as an Iranian since my own country was in 8 years of bloody war with Iraq( read the world)! The writing was flawless , lovely story telling with almost all angles of Winston Churchill's characters. I liked how the writer showed how important Mrs.Churchill was in the success of Winston Churchill as one of the best politicians of the history , with out doubt.

casting and direction was just perfect and let's not forget unbelievable make ups that were done on the face of the actors and actresses. Epic job by the costume designer(s) as well. but I think everybody agrees that the best of the best in this film is the performance of the leading actor whom by the way I can not believe did not win golden globe after this outstanding performance.

In the end I have mention the big mistake by the writers made in writing , the movie shows that Stalin , Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Tehran but they never mention the main reason of that meeting. the main reason of that meeting was to decide over the new government of Iran after the removal of Reza Shah whom they assumed was pro Germany. Allied government needed Iran to be saved from Germany who had racial roots with Iranians because of Iran's key role in the middle east and more importantly it's resources and of course Persian Gulf as the key to Suez Canal. also fall of Malaysia and Philippines was never mentioned which was another error made by the writers. the way they pictured the war it was like world war 2 was all about and around Britain which was not the case at all.