Churchill: When Britain Said No

Jun 2, 2015

0h 51m

★ 8.0

Overview

Documentary which examines the reasons why Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party lost the General Election of 1945, after Churchill had just led the country to victory in the World War II.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Oxford Films

BBC

Churchill: When Britain Said No Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Paul McGann

Winston Churchill

Christian Rodska

Clemmie

Victoria Lennox

Mary

Imogen Rose

Lord Moran

Stephen Churchett

Alanbrooke

Valentine Pelka

Clement Attlee

Roy Weskin

Himself

Max Hastings

Herself

Juliet Gardiner

Himself

David Douglass

Himself

Lionel King

Himself

John Charmley

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