𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙭 & 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙣❗ Ninety six hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort. June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to re-take Nazi occupied Europe. One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. Behind the iconic figure and rousing speeches: a man who has faced political ridicule, military failure and a speech impediment. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality - fearful, obsessive and hurting. Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when hundreds of thousands of young men were cut down on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness: his destiny. Exhausted by years of war and plagued by depression, Churchill is a shadow of the hero who has resisted Hitler's Blitzkrieg. Should the D-Day landings fail, he is terrified he'll be remembered as an architect of carnage. Political opponents sharpen their knives. General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery are increasingly frustrated by Churchill's attempts to stop the invasion. King George VI must intervene. Only the support of Churchill's brilliant, yet exasperated wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister's physical and mental collapse. The untold story of Britain's most celebrated leader, uncovering the true nature of Churchill's herculean war-time status and his vital relationship with "Clemmie" - his backbone and total confidant...the love that inspired him to greatness.
The movie may be slow paced for most, but British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has always been a person that I would love to be able to go back in time to meet and talk with. I will follow up this movie with "Downfall 2004" This movie covers the last days of Adolf Hitler.
Movie Trivia
In the opening scene, Churchill is shown surrounded by files, one of which is stamped BIGOT. BIGOT was an acronym for British Invasion of German Occupied Territory and was used to denote persons who had access to classified materials about Operation Overlord.
Brian Cox claimed that the cigar he smokes in the film was electric, due to Scotland's strict anti-smoking policies even for films.
Olivier Award winning lead actor Brian Cox learned the entire script as a single piece, rather than memorizing scene by scene.
Brian Cox gained 22 pounds for the role, not wanting to wear a fat suit and latex.
One of two films being released in 2017 centered around Winston Churchill. The other being Darkest Hour (2017), with Gary Oldman.
If you have watched this movie, what would your rating be on a scale of 1 to 10? My reviews will be based upon 1 to 10. With 1 being the lowest and 10 being the best. This movie has a rating of 8.9 out of 10.
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