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Winston Churchill - The Wilderness YearsRating:
Release Date: 11 March, 2003 Retail Price: $19.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
Winston Churchill - The Wilderness Years Reviews
Excellent portrayals, fine copy
I saw this in broadcast in 1983, got the DVD several years ago, and have watched it several times since, including last night. Contrary to those reviewers here who apparently got bad-quality DVD copies, mine is excellent quality, visual and sound. All the praise for the acting & production offered by the other reviewers is 100% right, and I am reviewing here just to recommend Edward Woodward's performance as Saumel Hoare. He captures perfectly the contradictions in one man between between personal ambition and genuine commitment to what the country needs, with enough honest perception to not to deceive himself ALL the time (only PART of the time) that whatever is best for his personal advancement must also be best for the country. Most politicians have these competing, conflicting desires, I think, and seldom if ever have they been captured better by an actor. A fine, fine performance.
Amazing!
This is a mini-series of epic proportions. If you enjoyed the HBO movie, "The Gathering Storm," then this is a must see, and a more detailed oriented movie. The philosophical battle between Churchill, Baldwin, MacDonald, and finally Chamberlain keeps one glued to the chair. It is no wonder that Churchill went down in history as a lion proclaiming freedom and liberty over tyranny and terror. Every Churchill fan should own both "The Gathering Storm" and this movie; no Churchill collection would be complete without these DVD's.
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