Churchill and the Movie Mogul
24/01/2019
1h
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.
Cast
Dilly Barlow
Narrator (voice)
Charles Barr
Self
Charles Drazin
Self
Stephen Fry
Self
David Lough
Self
Jonathan Rose
Self
David Thomson
Self
Greg Walker
Self
Lady Williams
Self
Ian Beyts
Winston Churchill (voice)
John Standing
Additional Voices (voice)
Robert Firth
Additional Voices (voice)
Corey Johnson
Additional Voices (voice)
Laszlo Matzko
Additional Voices (voice)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self
María Corda
Self (archive footage)
Robert Firth
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage)
Pamela Harriman
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Howard
Self (archive footage)
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Self (archive footage)
Alexander Korda
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage)
Charles A. Lindbergh
Self (archive footage)
James Mason
Self (archive footage)
Merle Oberon
Self (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier
Self (archive footage)
Jane Portal
Self (as Lady Williams)
Michael Powell
Self (archive footage)
Leni Riefenstahl
Self (archive footage)
Flora Robson
Self (archive footage)
Elliott Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Miklós Rózsa
Self (archive footage)
John Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Henry Wilcoxon
Self (archive footage)
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