Churchill

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Such a stirring movie about the great man himself leading Britain into a terrible war when all was but lost...

 

[bobbiwoz]

I would watch that.

 

[fla4fun]

Such a stirring movie about the great man himself leading Britain into a terrible war when all was but lost...

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My uncle was part of D-Day. He was barely old enough to join the military (I believe my grandparents had to sign for him to go). He told us that the launches that went in first were under heavy fire and he couldn’t see any survivors on the beach. His was one of the first launches to actually land live personnel on the beach. He said he had never been so scared in his life as he was that day, and that is saying something since he also served during the Korean conflict and in Vietnam. He was a medic.

 

[ncc1701]

If you haven't seen it yet , I highly recommend The Darkest Hour with Gary Oldman as Churchill & Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine. He won the Oscar , deservedly so. She was also outstanding. Second best Churchill portrayal IMHO.
Best was Albert Finney in the Gathering Storm a HBO film 20+ years ago. Vanessa Redgrave played Clementine Churchill. According to the Director DVD narrative , the family thought they were the closest to the real thing.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

My uncle was part of D-Day. He was barely old enough to join the military (I believe my grandparents had to sign for him to go). He told us that the launches that went in first were under heavy fire and he couldn’t see any survivors on the beach. His was one of the first launches to actually land live personnel on the beach. He said he had never been so scared in his life as he was that day, and that is saying something since he also served during the Korean conflict and in Vietnam. He was a medic.

Such a stirring story… we owe so much to people like your uncle.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

If you haven't seen it yet , I highly recommend The Darkest Hour with Gary Oldman as Churchill & Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine. He won the Oscar , deservedly so. She was also outstanding. Second best Churchill portrayal IMHO.
Best was Albert Finney in the Gathering Storm a HBO film 20+ years ago. Vanessa Redgrave played Clementine Churchill. According to the Director DVD narrative , the family thought they were the closest to the real thing.

That's a fantastic movie!