The Gathering Storm
starring: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey
directed by: Richard Loncraine
directed by: Richard Loncraine
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The 1930s find great politician & orator winston churchill out of favor & struggling to make his voice heard by the english people. Wrestling with personal demons - depression the loss the loss of forutne & the temporary absence of his wife - a lonely & defiantchurchill attempts to warn the world of hitler.Studio: Hbo Home VideoRelease Date: 02/08/2005Starring: Albert Finney Jim BroadbentRun time: 96 minutesRating: Nr
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A remarkable cast lends emotional richness to The Gathering Storm,an HBO movie about the life of Winston Churchill just prior to the onsetof World War II. Faced with bankruptcy, his career in decline, Churchill(Albert Finney) is beset with depression until the impending danger ofGerman rearmament--along with the British government's reluctance torecognize the threat of Hitler--gives him a cause that brings him back toenergetic life. The movie focuses as much on the enduring relationshipbetween Churchill and his wife, Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave), as hispolitical struggles. But though The Gathering Storm clearly admiresChurchill, it also acknowledges his tyrannical personality and astonishingego, turning what could be a puff piece into a well-rounded and movingportrait. The truly topnotch cast includes Derek Jacobi, Jim Broadbent,Tom Wilkinson, Linus Roache, and Lena Headey, all of whom turn in superbperformances. --Bret Fetzer
The 1930s find great politician & orator winston churchill out of favor & struggling to make his voice heard by the english people. Wrestling with personal demons - depression the loss the loss of forutne & the temporary absence of his wife - a lonely & defiantchurchill attempts to warn the world of hitler.Studio: Hbo Home VideoRelease Date: 02/08/2005Starring: Albert Finney Jim BroadbentRun time: 96 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
A remarkable cast lends emotional richness to The Gathering Storm,an HBO movie about the life of Winston Churchill just prior to the onsetof World War II. Faced with bankruptcy, his career in decline, Churchill(Albert Finney) is beset with depression until the impending danger ofGerman rearmament--along with the British government's reluctance torecognize the threat of Hitler--gives him a cause that brings him back toenergetic life. The movie focuses as much on the enduring relationshipbetween Churchill and his wife, Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave), as hispolitical struggles. But though The Gathering Storm clearly admiresChurchill, it also acknowledges his tyrannical personality and astonishingego, turning what could be a puff piece into a well-rounded and movingportrait. The truly topnotch cast includes Derek Jacobi, Jim Broadbent,Tom Wilkinson, Linus Roache, and Lena Headey, all of whom turn in superbperformances. --Bret Fetzer
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- A MAN OF DESTINY
The HBO film opens with the camera under the bed of Churchill as he gets up stark naked from the rear and goes into the bathroom to relieve himself. With this very undignified beginning, we enter into the world of Winston Churchill in the days leading up to WWII. This is more than just about the political climate in England, it is the personal side of Churchill as well. It is about his life-long love relationship with his wife, Clementine as well as his life on his estate where he is struggling financially ... Read More
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- Fair & Balanced Look At Churchill
How many movies do you see about Winston Churchill? Not enough, that's for sure, at least here in the U.S.
Albert Finney plays the great British prime minister during the period before World War II and before he was in politics. Churchill was trying to warn his countrymen in the British Parliament of the dangers of Nazi Germany and most people weren't listening. (How ironic, with today's situation involving Islamic terrorists!)
A big part of this film also details the romance between ... Read More
Rating: - Albert Finney is Churchill
Like other reviewers, I was a bit doubtful that the Albert Finny of Tom Jones and Two for the Road was going to be believable as Winston Churchill. He does an excellent job, as does Vanessa Redgrave as Clemmentine. The HBO movie covers the time of Churchill's ostracism by the Conservatives in Parliament. They even sponsor an attempt to replace him in the district he represents, an event only hinted at in the movie. The period is about 1936 when concerned civil servants, like Ralph Wigram, begin to secretly provide ... Read More
Rating: - Where are these Giants today?
Albert Finney gives a stand-out performance as the old, crusty English hammer that is prime example of the definition of a great man. The story is inspiring beyond emotional, the acting is great through and through, the story (given that that it is the event leading to the event) accurate, and as for the dvd, it's inexpensive, well -produced, and has everything you can ask for in a viewing experience. 5 stars all the way.
Rating: - 3.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
Top-notch performances (especially by Finney in the lead), good production values and solid filmmaking turn this film into a something which rises above the perjorative implications of "TV movie."
- A MAN OF DESTINYThe HBO film opens with the camera under the bed of Churchill as he gets up stark naked from the rear and goes into the bathroom to relieve himself. With this very undignified beginning, we enter into the world of Winston Churchill in the days leading up to WWII. This is more than just about the political climate in England, it is the personal side of Churchill as well. It is about his life-long love relationship with his wife, Clementine as well as his life on his estate where he is struggling financially ... Read More
- Fair & Balanced Look At ChurchillHow many movies do you see about Winston Churchill? Not enough, that's for sure, at least here in the U.S.
Albert Finney plays the great British prime minister during the period before World War II and before he was in politics. Churchill was trying to warn his countrymen in the British Parliament of the dangers of Nazi Germany and most people weren't listening. (How ironic, with today's situation involving Islamic terrorists!)
A big part of this film also details the romance between ... Read More
- Albert Finney is ChurchillLike other reviewers, I was a bit doubtful that the Albert Finny of Tom Jones and Two for the Road was going to be believable as Winston Churchill. He does an excellent job, as does Vanessa Redgrave as Clemmentine. The HBO movie covers the time of Churchill's ostracism by the Conservatives in Parliament. They even sponsor an attempt to replace him in the district he represents, an event only hinted at in the movie. The period is about 1936 when concerned civil servants, like Ralph Wigram, begin to secretly provide ... Read More
- Where are these Giants today?Albert Finney gives a stand-out performance as the old, crusty English hammer that is prime example of the definition of a great man. The story is inspiring beyond emotional, the acting is great through and through, the story (given that that it is the event leading to the event) accurate, and as for the dvd, it's inexpensive, well -produced, and has everything you can ask for in a viewing experience. 5 stars all the way.
- 3.5 stars out of 4The Bottom Line:
Top-notch performances (especially by Finney in the lead), good production values and solid filmmaking turn this film into a something which rises above the perjorative implications of "TV movie."
