Project Detail

Churchill and the President

Synopsis

Set during a period of upheaval and technological advances Churchill and the President bears witness to the race to produce an unbreakable system of transatlantic communication so secret that it remained classified until 1978. It is a story of two men's determination to defeat the Third Reich, of friendship, courage and of great innovation.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Features
Running time
60 minutes
Format
Digi Beta
Director
Patrick King
Producer
Charlie Maday
Executive Producer
Charlie Maday
Editor
Andrew Mason
Director of Photography
Dave Meadows
Sound
Bob Webber
Composer
Ian Lunn

Production Status

Production Company

Flashback Television

Contact: Taylor Downing
11 Bowling Green Lane,
London EC1R 0BD
UK

T 020 7490 8996

mailbox@flashbacktv.co.uk

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