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Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-10-20
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Time: 1h 32m
His life in colour
Overview:
A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of his country in the darkest hours, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a myth, a giant of the 20th century.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
Belgium,
Canada,
France,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
Discovery Communications Europe
Movie: Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vincent Lindon
Narrator (voice)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Clementine Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Diana Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
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Overview
A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of his country in the darkest hours, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a myth, a giant of the 20th century.
Release Date
2014-10-20
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His life in colour
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