The Gathering Storm - 1974 (Richard Burton, Robert Hardy)

[@tomduggan51]

World of Burton, Thanks for supplying this TV movie. Richard bringing his customary gravitas to the role of Churchill-interesting to see Robert Hardy who himself was acclaimed for his Winston here depicting Von Ribbentrop!

[@iap-ug3oy]

All these actors now gone …Vaginia McKenna was also a very good actress …How I miss all these wonder actors…I am 83 now so I remember them all …….We will never see the like again……Thank you so very much for showing this ….

[@michaeltowslee4111]

All of these actors began as and continued to be stage actors. That is what made them great.

[@pamelaiverson5527]

Dame Virginia McKenna is still with us. Richard Burton was seduced by Hollywood. He should have made regular returns to the stage as did his contemporaries.

[@seltaeb3302]

Virginia, best change it..

[@bigkahunauk1]

@@seltaeb3302 😊

[@simonbertioli4696]

This is the first time l have had the real privilege of our history portrayed by Richard Burton...who really got Churchill down to a T. Just brilliant... This film was full of great actors too...some who are no longer with us.... Thanks for posting this film...

[@celineghiara9674]

Richard burton is one of the greatest actors this world gave us. May he Rest In Peace.

[@leonie563]

His gravitas is what you remember. His presence in a room/scene. Try finding some of his first movies, that's star power.

[@lonewolf5238]

What a performance. One of the greatest actors of our time, portraying one of the greatest leaders of our time. *Bravo* !!

[@TheShootist]

WTF's up with the crap production values?

[@da90sReAlvloc]

He's great but Brando was better,

[@RegentDei]

Richard Burton. A PRINCE OF PLAYERS..A Great Welshman...

[@pdunderhill]

Burton's voice, like a slow, deep and mysterious river carrying our thoughts and memories to who knows where...

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Yes, what a voice. Penetrating like an organ.

[@FullersDuck]

I never knew this existed. Thank you so much for posting it. It is a superb production. Burton is excellent in this, as are the rest of the cast. Not a weak link, and what a treat to see Robin Bailey as Chamberlain.

[@wcguthrie]

Richard Burton knocks this familiar story right out of the park! He does not have the advantage of great facial similarity with Churchill but by great emotion and extreme talent he becomes Churchill in this simmering drama. When the cresdendo is reached Sir Richard delivers a monologue that should be required memorization for every British school child forever.

[@marvwatkins7029]

A great voice of a great Welchman.

[@frankford1115]

What a voice! What a delivery! Wonderful!

[@jameswebb4593]

Brilliant , in every aspect .

[@jbjoeychic]

The range of the man Richard Burton is nothing less than magnificent ! He played Edward Booth the brother of the assassin. That performance for me was electrifying, it was stainless steel. He has performed a myriad of guises, all to perfection. He led a masterful life and who could complain of having Liz Taylor as his wife, not he. He takes his roles so seriously and makes them all so believable. Richard Burton portraying Churchill, I was sold after the opening minutes. A great actor, Richard Burton,Sir.

[@jorjashannonrisinger1475]

Oh, my goodness!! Of all the Churchill productions I have seen, Burton shines forth as the ole' WWII statesman truer than any I've seen. Burton's physicality is unlike Churchill's, yet his likeness to Sir Winston is impeccable. I so agree with comments made that, in life, Sir Richard should have received far greater recognition as a Patriotic, British actor. Perhaps he will receive posthumously the accolation he so richly deserves. "The Gathering Storm" displays the genuine talent of Sir Burton far better than any of his fictional, Hollywood productions. THANK YOU for making "The Gathering Storm" a theatrical treasure in our UTUBE movie library. TEXAS Girl ✨🇺🇸🇨🇱✨

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

accolade

[@TheStockwell]

Seeing Burton's friend, Robert Hardy 33:03 - whose own Churchill became one of his greatest roles - is an unexpected treat.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

I love Robert Hardy - a very pleasant chap - I grew up with all creatures great and small 😂🤗

[@seltaeb3302]

Unfortunately he didn't pull off Ribbentrop well & I never knew Hitler was Scottish!

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Should have reprised it cause this guy is nothing like churchill. I thought it was Stanley Baldwin

[@josephlambe2796]

@@seltaeb3302 Jesus don’t insult my country by saying that depravation was Scottish…shame on you😊😊

[@josephlambe2796]

@@newyardleysinclair9960 idiot….

[@heikestucke8964]

A strong leader Churchill portrayed by a strong charismatic actor Richard Burton.....a high classic performance....thank you for the movie...

[@robertbruce7686]

Very impressive performance by Richard Burton!

[@nadeemmohammed6652]

GREAT Richard Burton acting highest calibre pure class may he rest in peace.... ameen.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Actually i think that Brando ,. Steiger, muni, Clift , and Kamal Hassan are better than Burton, Don't get me wrong Burton was still a all time great actor

[@willoneil1456]

It's a crying shame how Richard Burton is forgotten by the powers that be in Hollywood and Europe. He was up there with greats like Olivier,Richardson,Gielgud? And so on as a British actor and a great Welshman commanding Voice.

[@dianadoos1944]

you're so right in what you've said

[@sabine4759]

People who are busy with film , theater and actors , will never forget Richard Burton! He was one of the best actors the world ever saw!

[@lcopywriter5102]

His Welsh background enriched his acting.

[@voraciousreader3341]

How has Burton been forgotten?!? I’m not aware of it at all, and have no idea what you’re talking about. If anything, Burton cheapened his talent with film parts not worthy of him but which paid well, and he stopped acting on stage to romp around the world with Elizabeth Taylor, with whom he cheapened his talent even more as they lived an insane life of excess. Then, of course, was Burton’s extreme alcoholism, which destroyed his health _and_ his talent, so if his talent has really been forgotten-which I highly doubt-he’s mostly to blame.

[@willoneil1456]

@@voraciousreader3341 I totally agree 1000% ? He destroyed himself true. But as a great actor and a forceful present he has. But you are totally correct. Liz, Alcohol, Bad Parts

[@rosebud3971]

Another brilliant performance by the remarkable Burton. I had no idea that this film existed. Thanks for posting!

[@Nat.Dialogue]

Knee meither

[@michaelhewitt258]

@@Nat.Dialogue It is a BBC Production from 1974 Unless you were in England You wouldn't have seen it

[@Nat.Dialogue]

@@michaelhewitt258 i was in bed when grown ups were watching t.v at the time I expect

[@ba-gg6jo]

@@Nat.Dialogue I was 21 so probably drunk when this was on. Looking forward to it in my old age.

[@seltaeb3302]

Not a film, just a tv drama.

[@michaeltowslee4111]

Burton had contemporaries. his only equal was Peter O'Toole. Watch the movie Beckett. Burton and O'Toole were performing with their respective mentors John Gielgud and Donald Wolfitt. They deliver stellar performances. In the anniversary dvd O'Toole does a commentary the told me more about real acting than I ever thought possible. We don't have actors of their quality today.

[@Mediatech492]

I would not have chosen Burton to portray Churchill, but he captures the man's passionate intensity beautifully.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

Robert Hardy as Ribbentrop performs a quite remarkable German accent - Burton is in a category of his own - the voice alone is superb

[@scm50able]

Mr. Burton is one of a kind of actor. No one can replace him to act as Mr. Churchill. Great movie.

[@shelbywidsdee3326]

Burton's acting in this role... outstanding.

[@iap-ug3oy]

He was always outstanding…..

[@jamesdouglas5450]

This film i have never seen before Burton was excellent in this with great cast

[@TomRivieremusic]

What a devastating announcement to the British peoples. We are at War'. I like Winston's quote; When you're going through hell keep going'. That applies to all the hardships of life. What a brilliant actor Richard Burton.

[@cristineconnell7803]

Yes do not stop & sit in it! Keep moving!

[@iaindunbar1578]

I think Robin Bailey , who portrays Chamberlain, deserves a mention. If you see him as Uncle Mort in 'I didn't know you cared.' you will see what a versatile actor he was.

[@homahak]

Not to mention Mr Justice Graves in Rumpole. What a voice, what a presence, what a great character actor.

[@Tj-ho2fs]

There’s something comforting about these British tv dramas from the 70s

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

With the movies who has been taken of and with Burton,will many people start to understand the greatness of what many think is the greatest actor ever lived. Brynjar Hoff.

[@annaelvis3138]

Greatest Actor fantastic Richard Burton.Thank yuo for uploading.

[@thomasmclarnon5844]

He's the effing greatest actor that has ever lived. R.I.P Richard

[@ronniecoleman2342]

London...a front line city for 6 years...now again the storms gather...we need you winston...now more than ever.

[@Badtastemamma]

Or someone to emulate him!!?

[@rorlando1976]

Yes indeed we do

[@wannaduckfin]

A Winston Churchill comes along once in a century. True dazzling intellect with iron courage. You need him badly. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@myriaddsystems]

More than ever!

[@hsmanjunath5138]

Why does Britain need a person like Churchill.what he is gonna do to Britain.Britain is destined to b a small self sufficient island in North Atlantic with increasing mohammadan population.

[@stevehelliwell9101]

Thank you for adding this epic portrail of the greastest Briton. Burton, has Churchill, had no peers. Superb.

[@Boveyphil]

Phenomenal performance by Burton and a stellar cast.

[@GIOVANNI1955C]

The last time I saw this film was over thirty years. Burton's performance is outstanding.

[@richardmbowman]

Richard Burton was a savage...a beast! One of the greatest actors ever to trod a stage or grace a screen.

[@newaustralianbulletin]

But he was hardly built for the role. A slim Churchill?

[@richardmbowman]

United Nationalists of Australia Yeah...they could've beefed him up a bit. Like he was in ANNE OF A THOUSAND DAYS. He was a formidable Henry VIII.

[@GlamRockCowboy]

It should be noted that Churchill's final speech in this excellent film has been somewhat "adapted"--in other words, slightly shortened--in order tocomply with the time limitations that were required by both the BBC and PBS for broadcasting purposes. The opening and closing music is from the final movement of Camille Saint-Saens's Symphony #3 in C Minor, better known to most listeners as "the Organ Symphony"--an excellent choice given the overall character of this marvelous production!

[@ronaldmcreynolds7345]

Well that is one way to end a movie; with one of the finest, most pointed, emotional, no BS, no PC statements the world has ever heard. Churchill was an exceptional leader. Thank God he was the right man at the right time in the right place.

[@dareisnogod5711]

No fantasy characters ! Thank WC's randy mom & dad.

[@lallen4999]

He's my hero!!

[@Rendell001]

@@dareisnogod5711 Shut up Zealot.

[@angloaust1575]

No one else wanted the position Made a few blunders Then in 1942 the americans Took over!

[@clarkewi]

Greatest man of the twentieth century.

[@BonnChnd]

Such a great movie! Thank you for sharing!

[@marvwatkins7029]

It's good that the Pug was invited to lunch both to take note of all important points and to comment and advise Churchill and "Clark" as needed, given her respected expertise in matters of politics and foreign relations.

[@traceyobrien8410]

I just came across this a few minutes ago and truly love it. It puts me in mine of the other programs about Sir Winston that star Robert Hardy, and I find that I cannot help but compare the two. They are both tremendous performances and should be celebrated for their own unique merits.

[@michaelcooper4962]

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[@sarahnichols4439]

Thank you for posting this remarkable film! Came across this years ago and watched it with my grandmother and she enjoyed it as much as I did. On the same day, the Churchill and His Generals with Timothy West followed and it too, is well worth watching. "OH how can we sit here with Alex and Monte having all the fun?!" Only Churchill could say that and get away with it.

[@rmwein1948]

Richard Burton is Winston S, Churchill-What a Great Actor Portraying a Great Man

[@WH-um2gx]

39:00 Ian Bannen as AH. His character of Jim Prideaux in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was a wonderful television part especially his interaction with Alec Guinness who played George Smiley.

[@russellwhite1581]

Ian Bannen has had some great roles - rarely gets a chance to play good guys.

[@srothbardt]

Some very fine acting. Quiet, professional. Great. A great subject.

[@lcopywriter5102]

What a tour de force! I recognized some of the statements Churchill-Burton made because they are historically immortal. But Burton's inimitable voice and delivery made them sound so spontaneous and credible. Richard Burton is one of the premier actors of our time: pure natural talent and a beauty and power I saw in few other "greats."

[@TheShootist]

historically immoral? Or just pretentiousness on the part of self absorbed moderns?

[@da90sReAlvloc]

He's great no doubt but i personally think Clift , Brando , and steiger were better

[@lcopywriter5102]

@@da90sReAlvloc Each of them had their own unique talent, presence and vocal timbre. All immortal IMO.

[@1kenneth1985]

@sydmccreath4554 Ditto!🌱

[@viviennepopek]

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[@johnalcorn8079]

Burton will never be forgotten a superb actor both on stage and film.He’s up there with the greatest Hollywood Actors.Churchill was a amazing character himself,he mastered the art of delivering speeches to the people and getting a response to what he was saying.He had his faults,but every politician has them.The Greatest leader the United Kingdom ever had.

[@ronbishop1068]

ah the voice.....thunderous and gorgeous

[@charlottearaki7104]

Don't know how I missed this. Excellent!

[@Jean88666]

Thank you very good films... Richard Burton wonderful good man.

[@howardking3601]

Great film! The last scene was nothing less than inspiring! Burton at his very best. Thanks for posting this.

[@mariovissepo8841]

IMPOSIBLE TO SEE, BLURY IMAGE

[@mrrn100]

What a big pair of ball Winston Churchill had!

[@curtiseggeman8645]

Darkest Hour - is also worth owning, and watching again and again!

[@jessicamartinez3613]

Great movie! I watch it when I am in need of courage.

[@manweller1]

I hadn’t a clue this film existed thank you for posting

[@seanohare5488]

Me too

[@markbrodie2784]

What a legend he was! A master!

[@seaside_freddie9930]

Moving performance by one of the greatest actors of our time, about one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century. Especially relevant now. Chilling analogy to current events.

[@johnmilligan6605]

indeed fascism and all its evil are on the rise again thank god for Russia AZOV and their kind will never prevail

[@da90sReAlvloc]

He's in my all time top 10 actors of all time, 1, Marlon Brando 2, Paul muni 3,rod steiger, 4, Montgomery Clift, 5, Richard Burton, 6, Kamal Hassan, 7, Robert de nitro 8, Johnny Depp, 9,Gary Oldman 10, Daniel day Lewis

[@silverghost5752]

​@@da90sReAlvloc Kamal Hassan? Is he from Pakistan, Egypt or Turkey?

[@seltaeb3302]

Unfortunately the real narrative has been censored ie Fascism is alive & well in Ukraine, Romania & Hungary. They all fought alongside the SS in WW2, the Ukrainians were especially nasty so much that even the SS couldn't stomach what they did to the Slavs in their ethnic cleansing. Today the Ukrainian Azovs Battalions honour what their great grandfathers did & they continue it, their flags are SS flags, they do torchlight parades just like the Nazis did in the 1930s. The Azovs Battalions are supported by the Ukrainian peoples & past Ukrainian Govts as they are nationalistic. These past 20yrs they have been attacking the ethnic Russians in the Crimea area trying to drive them out where they have lived for decades & centuries by murder, arson, the BBC had reports on this over 15yrs but they have disappeared now. Censored. The Ukrainians, like the Nazis don't like mentally ill or disabled people/children & they are left to rot in special sanatoriums, they are chained to beds, have no proper care or stimulus & are out of sight out of mind. Only last month the UN condemn Ukraine & ordered Ukraine to look after these people properly. For them to say this during this time is a huge point in the disquiet behind scenes & concern of Fascism in the Ukraine & other eastern Europe countries, that's why Russia invaded, they lost 24million to Fascism & growing, 20,000 young conscripts have perished. I'm no supporter of Putin but Ukraine has well & truly pulled the wool. This all goes back Stalin & the to & fro vendettas that goes on out there. NATO also had blame & should have told Ukraine to go NATO Neutral, that's all Putin wanted. Ukraine can't ever join NATO, Ukraine has been part of Russia for centuries & that's why. Look into the Azovs Battalions & it will tell you all about 'innocent' Ukraine.

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@da90sReAlvloc What, no George C. Scott? EDIT: And who is *"Robert de nitro?"*

[@martinbeverley9536]

An excellent documentary/drama. I don't think it is possible to make such accurate, entertaining classics any more.

[@catgladwell5684]

oh, they could. They just don't. It was wonderful to see this again. I had forgotten about the Saint-Saëns - what a brilliantly dramatic score - they could not have chosen better. Everything about this production was brilliant in fact.

[@robertd.carver6240]

Burton is superb, ably supported by--among others, Patrick Stewart as Clement Atlee--in an excellent script.

[@MrUndersolo]

Reading William Manchester's bio of Churchill while watching this. Thank you for the upload.

[@terriproteau5853]

I don’t think he was overlooked or forgotten, he was brilliant, full stop.

[@arielfornari6595]

I was always an admirer of Richard Burton, that hard drinking, womanizing Welshman, a true legend indeed.......

[@Baskerville22]

The music played over the opening credits is from Saint-Saëns' Symphony No.3 in C minor, which was popularised in 1978 by the Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley hit single, If I Had Words

[@gordonfrickers5592]

An accurate film to the point. That alone makes it a rare classic. Made with a rare passion for telling it like it was as with few exceptions only those who lived through the times and who lived while Churchill could . Take notes: Much of what was said in this film will have to be said again unless the new gathering tyranny can be stopped in its tracks, which is unlikely so please remember this inspiring film

[@lkw6640]

It will have to be said again but not for the person you were tricked into thinking it was but rather for the person you were tricked into thinking it wasn't.

[@lcopywriter5102]

@@lkw6640 That cryptic gobbledegook misses the mark by a mile --- whatever mark you were trying to hit.

[@lkw6640]

@@lcopywriter5102 I beg to differ. I didn't miss my mark. In fact, I was right on target. Proof is in the speech Biden gave recently, the disgraceful and unconstitutional actions of the FBI at the direction of the Democrat party, the complete compliance of the media to Biden's and the Democrat party's agenda, recent revelations that so called "free speech" platforms like Facebook and twitter influenced the 2020 election at the behest of the FBI by censoring and de-platforming anyone who opposed Biden and the Democrats and by burying any news that would hurt Biden's election, etc. Recent information has come to light that proves the stories were true and NOT Russian disinformation as the FBI, Democrat party, and the press claimed they were. Trump didn't do any of that kind of crap and yet he was branded a tyrant and traitor with no evidence whatsoever, just a bunch of hearsay that we now know wasn't true. The media tricked people into thinking that Trump and the Republicans were the tyrants when it was, and is, the Democrat party including Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. Everything that has been happening recently is a replay of Nazi tactics being perpetrated by the Democrats. Biden made it clear that tyranny is coming soon at their hands. Everything Churchill saw is happening again because people haven't learned from history so we are repeating it. Is that clear enough for you? Or is this still cryptic gobbledygook to you? Anyone with eyes knew what I meant. Only those who are willfully blind to recent events do not understand it.

[@jimhen459]

yes a gathering tyranny....led by the imbecil

[@lkw6640]

@@jimhen459 Yes. However the imbecile is just doing what he's told. He basically admitted it several times on camera. By the way, I think you're being shadow banned. It showed your highlighted reply but when I expand the replies, your post isn't there. Just thought you'd like to know.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Thank you for uploading this video.

[@kennethbooker4955]

This film was made at chartwell house it was winston Churchill house it’s a nation trust house now you can visit

[@Cromwelldunbar]

This is a great film and most probably the most excellent on the subject of the lead up and shameful but human weakness of humanity to the outbreak of war against the most example of evil ever expected. And who better than the ever great actor that was - nay IS for his memory lives - than Richard Burton - R.I.P., to play and portray Britain’s greatest leader in modern times ie 20th Century. Thank you so much for making this film available for viewing. A small aside, and I maybe wrong, but does the quality of the film suggest a a need for technical restoration ?

[@piecomol]

splendid performance by sir richard burton

[@nickosullivan6264]

Sadly, never "Sir" Richard Burton ! But should have been. A unique British actor who threw himself away - largely on booze and Elizabeth Taylor !

[@salmartinez4350]

Nick O'Sullivan BUT HE HAD A HELL OF A RIDE IN THIS PLANET AND NOW HAS JOINED " ERROL FLYNN " IN THIS BEAUTIFUL UNIVERSE. THEY ARE PROBABLY SHOOTING THE BULL OVER A DRINK ABOUT THE FUN THEY HAD IN '' HOLLYWOOD ''.

[@Ellasboy]

Burton hated Churchill and said so, that's why he was never knighted.

[@PhilippeRR1]

The greatest and most courageous leader of the XXth Century could only have been played by the great Sir Richard. That final speech leaves one with goose bumps and renewed resolve against all the modern day Nazi tyrannies of everyday living.

[@alicehudson8079]

It's all a matter of taste but IMHO Burton comes nowhere near Albert Finney's portrayal and McKenna isn't a patch on Redgrave. When I see Burton I see Burton, when I see Finney, his face not being memorable, he blends into Churchill.

[@PhilippeRR1]

I will certainly look up Albert Finney's performance! Thank you. I admit I do have a weakness for Richard Burton's powerful delivery in general.

[@bobbechtel4187]

+alice hudson The Finney/Redgrave production is much better. This screenplay's exposition was plodding and wooden, and the dated style of acting made it sound like a parody to contemporary ears.

[@PhilippeRR1]

I saw the Finney/Redgrave production a few days ago. I had not seen it before. You are right in the sense that it shows Winston Churchill as a human being instead of a giant. Finney and Redgrave's are quite extraordinary and touching.

[@GoodOlTimesOnlyGayer]

I agree Philippe - a great man who could possibly only be great during the war. The world owes a great debt to Winston. Everyone else ignored the Nazi menace or allowed the scum to have their way.

[@martinwelsford1353]

The greatest leader GB ever had, played by the greatest actor and against the background of that famous 3rd Organ Symphony. A masterpeice.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Wrong. By a great actor yes. But the greatest no Brando is the greatest,. Then Paul muni, then rod steiger, then Montgomery Clift,

[@saxoncodex9736]

@@da90sReAlvloc In your humble opinion. De Niro, Garbo, Bogart, Olivier, but being from Leeds, West Yorkshire I always instantly say Peter O'Toole (even though the Irish claim him as theirs). Although I do love your inclusion of Steiger. Martin's opinion is 'The Voice' and none, either of us two has mentioned, comes close to Burton's magnificent tones. PS there is a BBC recording of 'Under Milk Wood' with Burton, if you do any driving, and want something to listen to, have that on whichever medium, and listen with joy.

[@HummingLoud]

One of the best movies I've ever seen. After the indescribable horrors of the First World War it's understandable that people would go to any ends to avoid another one. After being laughed at over the years of his prodding and pleading to see the necessity of facing it; he was called upon at the very lowest point that he had predicted. They turned to him to be rescued. By rights he could have told them all to take a flying leap, retired to chartwell, set back in his lazy boy, and watch them all gag and drown in the sink hole they had created. I am in awe at the energy and willfulness he was able to bring to the job at the age of 62. This and the "Black Dog" moods he fell into from time to time make me think he was bipolar. He used alcohol to keep the damper down on the illness. . Just such an amazing story.

[@nickosullivan6264]

Does a decent version of this terrific movie exist anywhere ?

[@mbeighties8058]

Nick O'Sullivan search the same title its an HBO production. Albert Finney was great!

[@nickosullivan6264]

I have got Albert Finney's version on DVD and it is excellent. Even so, I would like Richard Burton's version; his voice is incomparable. But the quality of the version on You Tube is very poor indeed.

[@mbeighties8058]

Nick O'Sullivan Sorry Nick I misunderstood. As far as Richard Burton's version goes I would think it would be an up hill climb to find one, and you would still have to deal with 1970's production quality. "A Dog looks up to You, The Cat looks down on You, The Pig treats you as an Equal ". You gotta Love Him!!!!

[@martastewart9771]

HummingLoud Churchill couldn't retire because he was up to his eyeballs in debts from drinking too much, gambling too much, and stock market losses...He was virtually bankrupt by 1948......He tried to write books to keep it all going but he got a bail out...He waited for 20 years for the top job and got it because English were more afraid of a unified Germany, than communism...

[@wannaduckfin]

My absolute favorite Churchill was Robert Hardy in The Wilderness Years. Can be found on you tube. Burton was superb as well

[@marvwatkins7029]

A great performance.

[@dougmoore8314]

My goodness, Burton is fantastic as Winston.

[@michaelhewitt258]

A Great actor Giving a Great performance

[@SuperIliad]

He might repeat his words: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”

[@dennisthemenace57]

The man who saved Britain and perhaps Western civilisation as we know and enjoy it. Closely followed by Margaret Thatcher. Thank you for your service

[@philpryor7524]

Seek treatment. It may help.

[@catchaser52]

SIR Richard Burton !

[@tucksy]

excellent upload. did not know if this. it would be great just for the speeches in parliament. Thanks.

[@tucksy]

"of"

[@davidmerritt2383]

Richard Burton finest Hour!!!! Excellent Movie

[@normanby100]

He starred in a lot of shite in his latter years to support his and Liz Taylor' s lifestyle, but performances like this and EQUUS showed he still had it when he was pushed.

[@resmith66]

While it is true that Albert Finney really nailed it as Churchill, Richard Burton does a damn good performance. Also interesting to see Robert Hardy (who would later portray Churchill in the miniseries The Wilderness Years) as Ribbentrop. And how cool to see a young Patrick Stewart as Clement Attlee.

[@davidwood9392]

Robert Hardy was a very good actor who portrayed WSC a number of times ( see War & Rememberance if you can get hold of a copy ) very successfully. Richard Burton's portrayal is passable if only to hear that wonderful voice but if you wish to see acting in all it's majesty watch Albert Finney in 'his' version of ' The Gathering Storm'. Admittedly he his supported by a truly stellar cast but at some point in the film, without the aid of prosthetics and hours in make-up you find yourself forgetting it's an actor doing his job. If you haven't seen it -find it and enjoy - you'll be glad you did.

[@iainbagnall4825]

Robert Hardy is my no1 best Churchill - in "Bomber Harris" as well.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

@@davidwood9392 Er, no. I shan't be giving any reasons for this comment because there's no point, but Burton was excellent, Finney was good and Hardy did what he always did: hammed it up for all he was worth (although he was a great friend of Burton so they probably shared a joke or two about it). I think I know which one Churchill would have chosen: the young actor he saw in 1953 playing a devastating Hamlet, and whose dressing room WC he borrowed for a Churchillian pee when he went back stage to pay his respects. I'm not entirely sure Churchill would have recognised the octogenarian stammering ditherer Gary Oldman gave the world, but it was compelling.

[@johnstevens6971]

Its sad to have to comment that today we do not see on TV anything near the quality of this.

[@davidleonard3887]

Richard Burton at his best

[@demej00]

Never give up! I love Galaxy Quest.

[@screenwriter44]

Great stuff. Burton as Churchill. Doesn't get any better.

[@niranjannaik8787]

What a brilliant actor. Richard Burton RIP

[@iainbagnall4825]

And yes, that is Patrick Stewart/Jean Luc Picard playing Clement Attlee :)

[@damienhudson8028]

I detected the voice before we later saw the face clearly :)

[@markdanks6769]

Well worth a watch quintessentially Churchill was a great orator and so was Richard Burton. One of the most effective ways of making the most of the greatest prime minister of all

[@devikakaul1494]

I don't care for ww2 anymore. Watching for Richard Burton 🤗

[@cynthiaalver]

I've seen this film 3 or 4 times already and am excited to watch it again. I've learned more about Brendan Bracken since the last time I saw this film. I'm excited to watch it from a new perspective.

[@mariellegrass-singing4718]

England had been blessed in its leaders, for th 2:07 e most part. Churcill is outstanding in every way. His courage gave the British, already a brave people, the push to stand in the face of the horrible evil of Hitler.

[@deirdre108]

I never would have thought of Burton playing Churchill, but what casting! There's a great interview with Burton on the Dick Cavett show that can be found on KZbin.

[@jimhen459]

Burton and Churchill became friends when winston went backstage at the end of a performance that Burton starred in.

[@marvwatkins7029]

And 'All Creatures Great and Small's Robert Hardy as Von Ribbentroff (so?) I love it.

[@beebee8018]

Watch him as Winston Churchill in the 8 part series; he is FANTASTIC, looks like, sounds like and you believe he is Churchill, not Robert. Never thought he could do it but Robert is the BEST. Please give it a watch it will not disappoint.

[@TechnikMeister2]

Quite simply...a stunning performance by Richard Burton and a stunning moment of history. Did you see that Clement Atlee, leader of the Opposition, sat next to Churchill in Parliament, thereby declaring a unity government where all members were at one.

[@martinjenkins6467]

It was a unity government when Churchill took over in 1940 till 1945 for the duration of the war. It worked quite well the socialist Would have come in handy running A managed economy for the war. Free enterprise was put on hold. The government controlled everything , Food rationing , telling farmers what They could grow.

[@davepx1]

Attlee ceased to be Leader of the Opposition at the Coalition's creation: it's also noteworthy that Churchill wasn't leader of his party for his first six months as PM, Chamberlain still was until retiring shortly before his death - so for Attlee and Chamberlain to be sharing a front bench (which Labour had refused to do under Chamberlain) was in a way more notable than for either to be sharing it with Churchill.

[@Tesserae]

Watching this in 2023, I see the situation in Europe has different players but very similar circumstances.

[@judyweeks1480]

Quite chilling, really.

[@RossForsterFraser]

Patrick Stewart as Clement Attlee was a pleasant surprise, can’t mistake the voice of Picard 😊

[@infonut]

The English are trained for their theater. They are not "discovered".

[@MsLilyhorse]

Wow, what a cast. Herbert Wise's excellent direction. His wife, Fiona Walker plays Churchill's secretary. I think she is one of the best actresses ever. Very beautiful too. Something about her...

[@mnbalfour1985]

22:50 Clement Attlee is played by Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame.