Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019)

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 (39)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

D

Dilly Barlow

Narrator (voice)

C

Charles Barr

Self

C

Charles Drazin

Self

Stephen Fry

Self

D

David Lough

Self

J

Jonathan Rose

Self

D

David Thomson

Self

G

Greg Walker

Self

L

Lady Williams

Self

I

Ian Beyts

Winston Churchill (voice)

John Standing

Additional Voices (voice)

Robert Firth

Additional Voices (voice)

Corey Johnson

Additional Voices (voice)

L

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)

P

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)

Charles A. Lindbergh

Self (archive footage)

James Mason

Self (archive footage)

Merle Oberon

Self (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

Self (archive footage)

J

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)

J

John Simpson

Self (archive footage)

Henry Wilcoxon

Self (archive footage)

Vivien Leigh

Self (archive footage)

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