DVD 105
NR
Gathering Storm, The
Warner Bros. (2002)
In Collection
#2812

Seen It:
Yes
Drama
USA  /  English

Albert Finney Winston Churchill
Vanessa Redgrave Ralph Wigram
Lena Headey Ava Wigram
Derek Jacobi Ivo Pettifer
Jim Broadbent
Tom Wilkinson
Linus Roache
Ronnie Barker

Director Richard Loncraine
Producer David M. Thompson; Frank Doelger
Writer Hugh Whitemore

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

Edition Details
Distributor Hbo Home Video
Barcode 026359189821
Region Region 1
Chapters 16
Release Date 2002
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $14.98
Links IMDB
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Features
Audio Commentary by Director Richard Loncraine and Producer Frank Doelger