Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019)
Winston Churchill understood the power of films, but the true extent of his use of cinema as a propaganda tool is rarely explored. In 1934, one of Britain's most celebrated film producers, Alexander Korda, signed Churchill up as a screenwriter and historical advisor. It was the start of a unique collaboration. Churchill provided script notes for Korda's productions and penned an epic screenplay. When war broke out, their collaboration took on national importance. Korda was sent on a mission to Hollywood to help bring America into the war, with positive results. With access to previously undiscovered documents, this film documentary examines that mission and a friendship that underpinned a unique, creative partnership.
Director: John Fleet
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Dilly Barlow as Narrator (voice) |
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Charles Barr as Self |
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Charles Drazin as Self |
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Stephen Fry as Self |
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David Lough as Self |
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Jonathan Rose as Self |
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David Thomson as Self |
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Greg Walker as Self |
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Lady Williams as Self |
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Ian Beyts as Winston Churchill (voice) |
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John Standing as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Robert Firth as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Corey Johnson as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Laszlo Matzko as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) |
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Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage) |
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Winston Churchill as Self |
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María Corda as Self (archive footage) |
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Robert Firth as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph Goebbels as Self (archive footage) |
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Pamela Harriman as Self (archive footage) |
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Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) |
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Leslie Howard as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. as Self (archive footage) |
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Alexander Korda as Self (archive footage) |
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Charles A. Lindbergh as Self (archive footage) |
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James Mason as Self (archive footage) |
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Merle Oberon as Self (archive footage) |
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Laurence Olivier as Self (archive footage) |
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Jane Portal as Self (as Lady Williams) |
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Michael Powell as Self (archive footage) |
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Leni Riefenstahl as Self (archive footage) |
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Flora Robson as Self (archive footage) |
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Elliott Roosevelt as Self (archive footage) |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage) |
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Miklós Rózsa as Self (archive footage) |
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John Simpson as Self (archive footage) |
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Henry Wilcoxon as Self (archive footage) |
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Vivien Leigh as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | John Fleet | Director |
| Production | John Fleet | Producer |
| Sound | Michael J. McEvoy | Music |
| Crew | Colin Clarke | Cinematography |
| Editing | John Fleet | Editor |
