Churchill: the untold story of D-Day [DVD]. The untold story of D-Day
Material type: FilmPublication details: Momentum, 2017.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Drama
- Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977 -- Drama
- Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Drama
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Drama
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DVD | West Grey Durham Branch Shelves | BLOCK 7-44 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 37784004086621 |
"The untold story of D-Day"--Container.
"Tensions mount for the beleaguered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) in the days leading up to infamous Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, France in June, 1944. Fearful of repeating his deadly mistakes from World War I in the Battle of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with his historical destiny, Churchill is reluctant to embark on the large-scale campaign, one that the entire war effort hinges upon. Clashing with his Allied political opponents U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (John Slattery) and British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (Julian Wadham), the troubled Churchill receives support and devotion from his wife, the brilliant and unflappable Clementine Churchill (Miranda Richardson). With her strength and shrewdness, (3z(BClemmie(3y (Bhalts Winston<U+2019>s physical, mental spiritual collapse and inspires him on to greatness."--Container.
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