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Released 24 years ago.
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The Gathering Storm
2002 1h 34m EN
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6.7TMDB ยท 80
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Synopsis
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A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Cast
Albert Finney
Winston Churchill
Vanessa Redgrave
Clemmie Churchill
Jim Broadbent
Desmond Morton
Linus Roache
Ralph Wigram
Lena Headey
Ava Wigram
Tom Wilkinson
Sir Robert Vansittart
Derek Jacobi
Stanley Baldwin
Celia Imrie
Violet Pearman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard Loncraine
- Writers
- Larry Ramin, Hugh Whitemore
- Languages
- Russian, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The Gathering Storm Collection" โ so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Richard Loncraine, shot by Peter Hannan. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Howard Goodall. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jim Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Albert Finney and Vanessa Redgrave and Jim Broadbent carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0314097 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Richard Loncraine directs. Peter Hannan behind the camera. Howard Goodall scores. Jim Clark cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Russian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
- 3Part of the "The Gathering Storm Collection" โ so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Richard Loncraine, shot by Peter Hannan. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Howard Goodall. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jim Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Albert Finney and Vanessa Redgrave and Jim Broadbent carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0314097 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 80 TMDB ratings โ you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Hannan
- Original score
- Howard Goodall
- Editing
- Jim Clark
- Production design
- Luciana Arrighi
- Costume design
- Jenny Beavan
- Makeup / hair
- Belinda Parish
- VFX supervisor
- Angus Bickerton
- Runtime
- 94 min ยท 1h 34m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Original language
- EN
Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor โ Miniseries or Television Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Part of
The Gathering Storm Collection
A collection of HBO's movies about the life of Winston Churchill
Also by
Richard Loncraine
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Scott Free Productions
GB
Key crew
- Set DecorationPhilippa Hart
- Art DirectionPaul Ghirardani
- Art DirectionKate Grimble
- EditorJim Clark
- CastingIrene Lamb
- Production DesignLuciana Arrighi
- Costume DesignJenny Beavan
- Makeup ArtistBelinda Parish
- ProducerFrank Doelger
- Makeup ArtistDaniel Parker
- Makeup ArtistFrances Hannon
- Executive ProducerTracey Scoffield
- Executive ProducerRidley Scott
- Foley MixerEd Colyer
- ProducerSue Berger
- Executive ProducerJulie Payne
- Foley ArtistJason Swanscott
- Executive ProducerDavid M. Thompson
- Executive ProducerLisa Ellzey
- ProducerNick Gillott
- Executive ProducerTony Scott
- Production SupervisorRay Freeborn
- Still PhotographerDavid James
- Visual Effects SupervisorAngus Bickerton
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- world war ii
- biography
- based on true story
- british prime minister
- british history
- winston churchill
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-04-22
Also known as
International titles
- O EncontroBR
- ้็ป้ฃๆดCN
- ้่ก้ฃๆดCN
- ใใฃใผใใซ ๅคง่ฑๅธๅฝใฎๅตJP
- ใใฃใผใใซ๏ผๅคง่ฑๅธๅฝใฎๅตJP
