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Churchill

Synopsis

A ticking clock thriller set against the 24 hours before D-Day. A bruising portrait that delves into the dark side of one of Britian's most celebrated leaders, Winston Churchill.
The Allied forces stand on the brink of the greatest invasion in history: the landing on the beaches of Normandy, France – the first step in the campaign to free Europe from the tyranny of Nazi Germany. But at the centre is Churchill, the UK prime minister who fears that if the invasion fails, history will remember him chiefly as an architect of carnage, and the conflicted leader must confront his destiny.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 110 mins
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Producer: Nick Taussig, Paul Van Carter, Piers Tempest, Jo Bamford, Claudia Bluemhuber
Executive Producer: Hugo Grumbar, Tim Haslam
Screenwriter: Alex von Tunzelmann
Director of Photography: David Higgs
Production Designer: Chris Roope
Principal cast: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, James Purefoy, Ella Purnell, Julian Wadham, Danny Webb, George Anton, Steve Cree, Richard Durden

Genre

Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Salon Pictures production in association with Tempo Productions Limited, Silver Reel

Salon Pictures

47 Dean Street
London
W1D 5BE

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Tempo Productions

Piers Tempest
Lower Scarcliffe
Off Carleton Lane
Carleton
Skipton
BD23 3HS

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Sales Company

Embankment Films

Westbourne Studios – WE 020
242 Acklam Road
London
W10 5JJ

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