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VHS : Gathering Storm


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starring: Richard Burton, Virginia McKenna, Robert Hardy, Ian Bannen, Robin Bailey
directed by: Herbert Wise







Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303425467
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6303425461
Label: Do Not Use
Manufacturer: Do Not Use
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Do Not Use
Release Date: September 23, 1994
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 17073
Studio: Do Not Use
Theatrical Release Date: November 29, 1974



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Richard Burton and Winston Churchill in The Gathering Storm
This 1974 made for TV movie stars Richard Burton as Winston Churchill. This is the first film titled "The Gathering Storm" another film was later released with the same title. They are both UK/US co-productions. I believe this film with Burton to be superior mostly because of his performance of the British leader. It was also known as "A Walk with Destiny". It played on British BBC TV and on ABC here in the US. However, this film is NOT available yet on DVD. I don't believe either here or in the ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "My words sink into the sand in which they bury their heads"
From 1936-40, Winston Churchill found few supporters in Parliament when he warned against Hitler and predicted his invasion of most of Europe. Britain, following the policies of Stanley Baldwin and then Neville Chamberlain, believed that Hitler was less threatening than a Communist dictator would have been in Germany and that he could be taken at his word not to invade other countries. In short order, however, Hitler retook the Rhineland from France, "rejoined" Austria with the German "fatherland," ... Read More




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