Review of Mosley

Mosley (1998)
Resonably Good Portrayal of A Great Politician
13 August 2006
Warning: Spoilers
This program charts the political career of Sir Oswald Mosley. It was a very good program but there is nothing much to say as the other reviewers have said it most of the good things already. But the program did have its flaws. It was a fairly good portrayal of Mosley's political and private life including his tackling of the unemployment problem, his views on the Irish question, what made him "cross the floor", his embracement of fascism etc. Although there were several unnecessary sex scenes which added a sort of cheapness to the film, also the ending was very rushed. For instance it missed out the abdication crisis (Mosley was a supporter and personal friend of Edward VIII). Winston Churchill is shown as Mosley's enemy whereas both men were friends. The program was good in pointing out that Mosley was never an anti-semite and that William Joyce aka "Lord Haw-Haw" briefly turned him into one. Perhaps a nice touch would be that as Mosley is in prison Joyce comes on the radio with his far fetched tales of how the Nazi's are going to win the war. The program had been very pro Mosley but had to be ruined by an anti Mosley and very rushed ending as I have said before. Do not let this put you off a very good program like this. Just know the facts before you view.
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