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Churchill: the untold story of D-Day [DVD]. The untold story of D-Day

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: Momentum, 2017.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "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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DVD              DVD West Grey Durham Branch Shelves BLOCK 7-44 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 37784004086621
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"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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