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Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

His life in colour

2014•1h 32m•8.0/10
DocumentaryHistoryWarTV Movie

Ratings

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8.0/10(10)

A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of his country in the darkest hours, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a myth, a giant of the 20th century.

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Production

Roche Productions, France Télévisions, ARTE, TV5 Québec Canada, RSI, Discovery Communications Europe, RTBF, RTS

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon

Narrator (voice)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Clementine Churchill

Clementine Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Diana Churchill

Diana Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Mary Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Randolph Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Churchill

Sarah Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Harry Hopkins

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Self (archive footage)

Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Vyacheslav Molotov

Vyacheslav Molotov

Self (archive footage)

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