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The Gathering Storm [Widescreen]

The Gathering Storm [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey
Director(s): Richard Loncraine
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 2002
DVD Release: 02/04/2003
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins
Studio: HBO Home Video
Members Wishing: 5
Genres: Drama, Period Film, Political Drama, Marriage Drama, Biopic [feature]
See Also: The Gathering Storm [Fullscreen]

DVD Synopsis

Today, Winston Churchill is regarded as one of the great leaders of his time, and a hero for helping to guide Great Britain through the crises of World War II. But in the 1930s, Churchill's place in history hardly seemed assured; his early warnings against the growing threat of the Third Reich were taken seriously by few of his contemporaries, and he suffered through a variety of personal, professional, and economic setbacks before German attacks on England gave credence to his theories about Hitler's desire to overtake Europe, and gave Churchill the opportunity to rise to the greatness that was his destiny. The Gathering Storm is a made-for-television biographical drama based on Churchill's memoirs about his life leading up to World War II. Albert Finney stars as Winston Churchill, Vanessa Redgrave plays his wife, Clementine, and Derek Jacobi appears as Stanley Baldwin. Jim Broadbent and Ronnie Barker co-star. Produced for the BBC, The Gathering Storm received its American premier on the HBO premium cable network in the spring of 2002. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Albert Finney - Sir Winston Churchill
Vanessa Redgrave
Jim Broadbent
Linus Roache - Ralph Wigram
Lena Headey - Ava Wigram


Editorial Review of DVD

Richard Loncraine's biopic of Winston Churchill, The Gathering Storm, comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Loncraine and producer Frank Doelger. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Sandra S. (ratracesandra) from CUMMING, GA wrote on 8/19/2008...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wonderful movie! Loved the way Albert Finney portrayed Winston Churchill.


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