Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

His life in colour

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.

2014

Documentary·History·War·TV Movie

1h 32min

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Top Billed Cast

Vincent Lindon
Narrator (voice)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Clementine Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Diana Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Mary Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Randolph Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Harry Hopkins
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Иосиф Сталин
Self (archive footage)
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage)
Vyacheslav Molotov
Self (archive footage)

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