Winston Churchill Movies

This broadly scaled historical documentary chronicles the life of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), widely regarded as one of the finest statesmen of the Twentieth century. Subtopics explored include Churchill's childhood, his service in World War I, his post-WWI political career and ascendance to the prime minister post, his indomitable leadership during World War II, and his second post as Prime Minister during the 1950s, in the years leading up to his death. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

This documentary brings the 1940s into perspective through depictions of WWII, two atomic bombs, the music of Bing Crosby and Vera Lynn, and the emergence of Israel as a country after WWII. ~ All Movie Guide

While Adolf Hitler Ian Bannen builds his war machine, Winston Churchill Richard Burton repeatedly warns England of the dangers the Nazis pose. But most of Churchill's countrymen refuse to listen to him, viewing him as an alarmist. Nevertheless, Churchill continues to press his case at every opportunity. At Chartwell, his country home in Kent, he presides over domestic affairs -- paying the electric bill, comforting his injured pug, advising his 18-year-old daughter Sarah Angharad Rees about the pitfalls of marrying an Austrian -- when a disaffected German officer traveling under an assumed name pays a visit. He discloses that Germans are building U-boats in Holland as part of a 1,500-million pound investment in armaments. In Parliament, Churchill rails against the pacifism of the British political establishment and uses his new information to rouse the governing body to action. But again, the establishment ignores him. In a crisis of another kind, King Edward VIII Ian Ogilvy announces plans to abdicate in order to marry a twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson. When Churchill supports the abdication, he further isolates himself. However, he doggedly persists and his predictions begin to come true. After Nazis march into the Rhineland unopposed, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Thorley Walters resigns in favor of Neville Chamberlain Robin Bailey. Chamberlain meets with Hitler and forges an agreement that he believes will lead to "peace in our time." Then Hitler marches into Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain declares war and appoints feisty Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty. But after an ill-fated incursion into Norway, Chamberlain loses support, and Churchill becomes prime minister. In Parliament, on May 13, 1940, he makes a speech rallying the people, saying, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." ~ Mike Cummings, All Movie Guide

Although the late Sir Winston Churchill will be forever remembered as the Prime Minister who bravely led Britain through the darkest days of World War II. This documentary focuses on his passion for painting. Artists Lady Birley and Paul Maze give their professional insight on Churchill's work, while Merle Oberon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Viscount Montgomery offer their personal recollections of the man as artist and statesman. The feature was reissued in 1990. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

As the noose begins to tighten around the neck of the once powerful Third Reich, the relentless bombings by the US and Britain combined with the formidable Russian onslaught forces the Germans to retreat as their May 1945 surrender looms ever closer on the war torn horizon. Four additional speeches by revered leader Winston Churchill paint a compelling portrait of a dark, yet hopeful, period of human history. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide