The Gathering Storm (2003)
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Director:Richard Loncraine
Studio:Hbo Home Video
Rating:4.5
Rated:NR
Date Added:2006-01-01
Last Seen:2019-10-06
Purchased On:2006-01-01
ASIN:B00007L4OF
UPC:0026359189821
Price:14.98
Genre:Biography
Release:2003-04-02
Location:0185
Duration:96
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Richard Loncraine  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
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  ...  
Diana Hoddinott...Mrs. Landemare  ...  
Dolly Wells...Sarah Churchill  ...  
Emma Siegel...Mary Churchill  ...  
Lyndsey Marshal...Peggy  ...  
Nancy Carroll...Diana Churchill  ...  
Walter Sittler...German Diplomat  ...  
Danielle King...Ethel  ...  
Laurie Flexman...Charley Wigram  ...  
Rohan McCullough...Lady Moyne  ...  
John Standing...Lord Moyne  ...  
Simon Williams...Terence Philip  ...  
Kenneth Hadley...Harry Whitbread  ...  
Joanna McCallum...Marjorie  ...  
Gerrard McArthur...Vic Oliver  ...  
Russell Barr...Guard  ...  
James Embree...Soldier (Dream Scene)  ...  
Barry Lee-Thomas...John Ferguson MP  ...  
Andy Rashleigh...Middle-Aged Man  ...  
Summary: A remarkable cast lends emotional richness to The Gathering Storm, an HBO movie about the life of Winston Churchill just prior to the onset of World War II. Faced with bankruptcy, his career in decline, Churchill (Albert Finney) is beset with depression until the impending danger of German rearmament--along with the British government's reluctance to recognize the threat of Hitler--gives him a cause that brings him back to energetic life. The movie focuses as much on the enduring relationship between Churchill and his wife, Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave), as his political struggles. But though The Gathering Storm clearly admires Churchill, it also acknowledges his tyrannical personality and astonishing ego, turning what could be a puff piece into a well-rounded and moving portrait. The truly topnotch cast includes Derek Jacobi, Jim Broadbent, Tom Wilkinson, Linus Roache, and Lena Headey, all of whom turn in superb performances. --Bret Fetzer