Vanity - great movie on HBO tonight, 3/7, on Winston Churchill, 7 PM CST

HBO Films ^ | 3/7/2005 | self

[Phsstpok]

the HBO Films bio pic, The Gathering Storm, is being shown on HBO Signature tonight at 7 PM, CST.

This is the story of "the wilderness years" in the early 30s while Churchill was out of power and the only voice pointing out who Hitler was and what he was doing.

Albert Finney plays Churchill. Great performance and a fascinating story.

[Phsstpok]

The book by Edmund Morris, The Wilderness Years, is better, but this is a fine piece, particularly for people who don't know this period well.

The comparisons to Bush during his first term are inescapable.

[My2Cents]

This one was pretty good too --

[sierrahome]

Thanks for posting...Winston is one of my Heros!

[Proud Infidel]

Ping

[mdittmar]

A great man,he saw what was coming.

Click to listen to his words.

Calls for Britain to meet the threat of Germany

On the Battle of France

Inaugurates the Battle of Britain

[USF]

Thanks Proud. ;o)

[Dark Skies]

Thx USF...I will watch it!

[Phsstpok]

Truly, the BBC production of The Wilderness Years was better. However, it isn't on tonight.

Robert Hardy was great as Sir Winston and Siân Phillips was a far better Clementine compared to that raving leftist (but talented actress) Redgrave.

I first ran into Hardy as Prince Albert in the Masterpiece Theater presentation of the BBCs Edward The King. We fell in love with the period to the extent that our daughter is named Victoria Elizabeth (though they are family names, as well).

I do not, however, enjoy his turn as the Minister of Magic twit Cornelius Fudge. Of course, you're not supposed to like him.