Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill (Albert Finney and Vanessa Redgrave) during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their...( read more  read more... ) lives. In the years before World War II, Churchill found himself on the fringe of British politics: a lone voice in crying out in the wilderness as he warned his country and the world of a Nazi threat. Together with Clementine, he had to confront the personal demons of depression, and the specter of insolvency, before he could reemerge as a reinvigorated political leader and hero.

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Unrated, 96 min

Directed by: Richard Loncraine

Release Date: April 27, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003

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  • October 10, 2008
    A look at Winston Churchill's life in the years before he became Prime Minister. Ok but a little slow.
  • September 8, 2009
    Televison Film
    BBC Two, July 2002
  • January 3, 2008
    Touching!
  • September 17, 2009
    Amazing story. Albert Finney acts superb and gives away a performance for the ages. Superb.

    63/100
  • April 7, 2009
    A good glimpse into politics and Winstons private life. Sad and funny
  • March 23, 2009
    Wonderful insight into the life and times of Winston Churchill
  • October 10, 2008
    Being the history buff that I am, I thought they embellished this a little too much.
  • June 4, 2008
    Nice movie about Churchill :)
  • April 14, 2008
    Interesting true life story of great people involved in world changing events enacted by master thespians at the top of their games.
  • November 28, 2007
    Finney is usually good.

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