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The Gathering Storm
TV Series (2002)
A love story with an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston & Clementine Churchill during a troubled, but little-known moment in their lives. Before WWII, Churchill was on the fringe of British politics: a lone voice in crying out in the wilderness as he warned the world of a Nazi threat. He had to confront the personal demons of depression before he could reemerge as a leader & hero.
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Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Apr. 27, 2002
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
96 min.
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Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- Goof (factual errors): During the 'Battle of Blenheim' scene, the English soldiers are firing their muskets one at a time. Standard practice of the 1700's was to fire muskets in volleys.
- Goof (factual errors): During the 'Battle of Blenheim' scene, the Union Jack is shown as one of the colors of the English army. The Union Jack was only used as a battle-standard after the Act…
[show]Goof (factual errors): During the 'Battle of Blenheim' scene, the Union Jack is shown as one of the colors of the English army. The Union Jack was only used as a battle-standard after the Act Of Union in 1707, three years after the Battle of Blenheim.
[hide] - Goof (anachronisms): The infamous speech Churchill wants to revise (and later delivers in the House of Commons) in the beginning of the film ("To see Mr Gandhi, a seductive Mid-Temple Lawyer…
[show]Goof (anachronisms): The infamous speech Churchill wants to revise (and later delivers in the House of Commons) in the beginning of the film ("To see Mr Gandhi, a seductive Mid-Temple Lawyer ... posing as a half-naked fakir in a manner quite well known in the East, striding up the steps of the Vice-Regal palace to parley on equal terms with the representative of the King Emperor") was actually delivered in 1930, whereas the film starts some years later.
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