Into the Storm (2009 film)
| Into the Storm | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Hugh Whitemore |
| Directed by | Thaddeus O'Sullivan |
| Starring | Brendan Gleeson Janet McTeer James D'Arcy Patrick Malahide Robert Pugh |
| Theme music composer | Howard Goodall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Frank Doelger Julie Payne Tracey Scoffield Ridley Scott Tony Scott Ann Wingate |
| Editor | Heidi Freeman |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 31 May 2009 (United States) 2 November 2009 (United Kingdom) |
Into the Storm or Churchill at War (alt. title) is a 2009 biographical film about Winston Churchill and his days in office during Second World War. The movie is directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and stars Brendan Gleeson as the British Prime Minister. Into the Storm is a sequel to the 2002 television film The Gathering Storm, which details the life of Churchill in the years just prior the war. Into the Storm had its first public premiere on HBO and HBO Canada on 31 May 2009.[1][2]
Into the Storm was nominated for 14 Primetime Emmy Awards.[3] Brendan Gleeson won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Synopsis
The Second World War has recently ended in Europe, and the people of the United Kingdom are awaiting the results of the 1945 general election. During this time, Winston Churchill goes to France for a holiday with his wife Clemmie. Through a series of flashbacks, Churchill recalls some of his most glorious moments during the war, and the effect it had on their marriage.
Winston Churchill has made himself the minister of defence. Because night bombings on continental Europe has been ineffective, Arthur Harris urges Churchill to commence bombing German factories.
Into the Storm continues on from The Gathering Storm. It is set against the backdrop of World War II, and looks at how Churchill's success as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage to "Clemmie" - Clementine Hozier.[4]
Cast
- Brendan Gleeson as Winston Churchill
- Clive Mantle as Walter H. Thompson
- Jack Shepherd as Neville Chamberlain
- Donald Sumpter as Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
- Iain Glen as King George VI
- James D'Arcy as Jock Colville
- Bill Paterson as Clement Attlee
- Bruce Alexander as Duff Cooper
- Janet McTeer as Clementine Churchill
- Michael Elwyn as Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran
- Robert Pugh as Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
- Terrence Hardiman as Richard Pim
- Garrick Hagon as Harry Hopkins
- Len Cariou as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Patrick Malahide as Bernard Montgomery
- Geoffrey Kirkness as Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
- Philip McGough as Aneurin Bevan
- Michael Pennington as Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
- Aleksey Petrenko as Joseph Stalin
Awards and nominations
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "HBO: Into the Storm: Home". HBO. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- American biographical films
- American films
- HBO Films films
- Films about Winston Churchill
- 2009 television films
- Films directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Cultural depictions of George VI
- Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
- Cultural depictions of Joseph Stalin
- Cultural depictions of Bernard Montgomery
- Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Cultural depictions of Neville Chamberlain
- British biographical films
- British films