The Gathering Storm (1974 film)
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The Gathering Storm is a 1974 American television biopic film, about Winston Churchill
's life in the years just prior to, and at the start of, World War II, from 1936 to 1940.
It was a joint production of the BBC
and NBC
, made in 1974 in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
; it starred Richard Burton
as Churchill and Virginia McKenna
as Clementine Churchill.
The film has the same name as the first volume of Churchill's largely autobiographical
six-volume history of the war. This volume covers the period from 1919 to 10 May 1940, the day he became prime minister.
Although another film about Churchill, made in 2002, was also called The Gathering Storm
, it bears little resemblance to the 1974 one.
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
's life in the years just prior to, and at the start of, World War II, from 1936 to 1940.
It was a joint production of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, made in 1974 in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
; it starred Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Richard Burton, CBE was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, six of which were for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor. Although never trained as an actor, Burton was, at one time, the highest-paid...
as Churchill and Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
Virginia A. McKenna OBE is a British stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner.-Early career:McKenna trained as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama then worked on stage in London's West End theatres before making her motion picture debut in 1952...
as Clementine Churchill.
The film has the same name as the first volume of Churchill's largely autobiographical
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
six-volume history of the war. This volume covers the period from 1919 to 10 May 1940, the day he became prime minister.
Although another film about Churchill, made in 2002, was also called The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm (2002 film)
The Gathering Storm is a BBC–HBO co-produced television biographical film about Winston Churchill in the years just prior to World War II...
, it bears little resemblance to the 1974 one.