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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

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A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.614/10

Release Date

22 April 2002

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Winston Churchill

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Clemmie Churchill

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Desmond Morton

Linus Roache

Linus Roache

Ralph Wigram

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

Ava Wigram

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Sir Robert Vansittart

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Stanley Baldwin

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Violet Pearman

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Ivo Pettifer

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston

Randolph Churchill

Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

David Inches

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Friedrich von Schroder

Anthony Brophy

Anthony Brophy

Brendan Bracken

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Mr. Wood

Tim Bentinck

Tim Bentinck

Marlborough

Dolly Wells

Dolly Wells

Sarah Churchill

Lyndsey Marshal

Lyndsey Marshal

Peggy

Walter Sittler

Walter Sittler

German Diplomat

John Standing

John Standing

Lord Moyne

Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Terence Philip

Joanna McCallum

Joanna McCallum

Marjorie

Philip Harvey

Philip Harvey

Club Doorman

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