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The gathering storm [digital videodisc] / HBO Films presents ; in association with BBC Films ; a Scott Free Production ; a film by Richard Loncraine ; producers, Frank Doelger, David M. Thompson ; screenplay by Hugh Whitmore ; story by Larry Ramin and Hugh Whitemore ; director, Richard Loncraine.

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[New York] : HBO Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Drama.

Orators -- Great Britain -- Drama.

World politics -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.

1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

In the mid-1930's the great politican and orator Winston Churchill was out of favor with the English people and struggling to make his voice heard. Wrestling with his personal demons, a lonely but defiant Churchill attempts to warn the world of the impending threat from Hitler's Germany.

Emmy Awards; 2002: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Albert Finney); Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Ridley Scott (executive producer), Julie Payne (executive producer); Tony Scott (executive producer), Tracey Scoffield (executive producer for the BBC), Lisa Ellzey (co-executive producer), Frank Doelger (producer), David M. Thompson (producer)); Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Larry Ramin (story), Hugh Whitemore (teleplay/story)).

Golden Globes, USA; 2003, Golden Globe - Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Albert Finney)

MPAA rating: Not rated; contains adult content, adult language, brief nudity.

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