The Gathering Storm

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Actors: Jim Broadbent , Tom Wilkinson , Vanessa Redgrave , Lena Headey , Albert Finney , Derek Jacobi , Celia Imrie , Hugh Bonneville , Linus Roache , Gottfried John , Tim Bentinck , Ronnie Barker , Anthony Brophy , Edward Hardwicke , Tom Hiddleston

Director: Richard Loncraine

IMDB Rate: 7.5 out of 10 (2067 votes)

Plot Summary:Albert Finney offers an excellent presentation of Winston Churchill in the years immediately before World War II. Facing a rising Nazi Germany, most of the British Parliament chooses to look the other way in hopes of peace. Parliament even votes to send Germany airplane engines. Against the wisdom of the other party members, Churchill preaches against the Nazi threat. But the aspect of the film that makes the story a standout is the personal relationship and love he had with his wife, Clementine. Churchills arrogance strains his family and personal relationships, including his wife. When she announces she wants to go on a trip, Churchill accuses her of being selfish, which ignites her. She goes on the trip, leaving Churchill with the worry that she will not return or has started a shipboard romance with an art dealer. Eventually she does return and Churchill welcomes her with the same passion he has for his politics.