The Gathering Storm 2002

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The Gathering Storm ★★★ 2002

Finney stars as a typically pugnacious Winston Churchill, who in the mid1930s is in the political wilderness as he tries to warn an indifferent England about German rearmament and Hitler's rise to power. But he also has problems at home, since he beloved wife Clemmie (Redgrave) has gone off on an extended trip abroad to ease some marital strain and Winston is feeling lonely, jealous, and vulnerable. 96m/C VHS, DVD . Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey, Tom Wilkinson, Derek Jacobi, Ronnie Barker, Celia Imrie, Hugh Bonneville; D: Richard Loncraine; W: Hugh Whitemore; C: Peter Hannan; M: Trevor Jones. CABLE