Churchill

"The untold story of D-Day."

2017 1h 50m EN

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A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

“The untold story of D-Day.”

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Cast

Brian Cox
Winston Churchill
Miranda Richardson
Clementine Churchill
John Slattery
Dwight Eisenhower
Julian Wadham
Bernard Montgomery
Richard Durden
Jan Smuts
Ella Purnell
Helen Garrett
James Purefoy
King George VI
Danny Webb
Alan Brooke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Writers: Alex von Tunzelmann
Languages: English
Countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, shot by David Higgs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Gill 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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Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson and John Slattery carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The untold story of D-Day.".

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IMDB entry: tt2674454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jonathan Teplitzky directs. David Higgs behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. Chris Gill cuts. Produced in Switzerland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, shot by David Higgs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chris Gill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson and John Slattery carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The untold story of D-Day.".
8IMDB entry: tt2674454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Higgs
Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Chris Gill
Production design: Chris Roope
Costume design: Bartholomew Cariss
Makeup / hair: Wendy Kemp Forbes
VFX supervisor: George Zwier
Sound: Rob Hughes
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Churchill (2017)

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CinemaSerf2022-05-31
★ 7/10
I'm struggling to comprehend why the reviews for this biopic of Churchill are so polarised. Certainly Churchill had an history before either World War as a bit of an honest-to-goodness Imperialist; and like it or not these attitudes and patterns of behaviour (drinking; sulking; pomposity; rousing speechmaking etc.) all contributed to the man who was essential to the survival of Britain from the end of 1940. This portrayal does depict, albeit somewhat theatrically, the decline of his influence as the tide of the war began to change in the allies favour much as Britain's influence as a global world power was also on the wane. It's a drama - with good efforts from Miranda Richardson and Richard Durden (as the ever patient Gen. Jan Smuts) not an history lesson. Creative licence describing him and his flawed but dynamic personality was essential if we were ever to get anything like a sense of who he really was. If it's a documentary that's required - then you'll struggle to improve on Lucy Carter's "Churchill" from 2003.

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