Churchill Page #3

Synopsis: June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to re-take Nazi-occupied Europe. One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. Behind the iconic figure and rousing speeches: a man who has faced political ridicule, military failure and a speech impediment. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality - fearful, obsessive and hurting. Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when hundreds of thousands of young men were cut down on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness: his destiny. Exhausted by years of war and plagued by depression, Churchill is a shadow of the hero who has resisted Hitler's Blitzkrieg. Should the D-Day landings fail, he is terrified he'll be remembered as an architect of carnage. Political opponents sharpen their knives. General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery are increasingly frustrated by Churchill's attempts to stop
Director(s): Jonathan Teplitzky
Production: Cohen Media Group
 
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PG
Year:
2017
105 min
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And you do not get the price,

if we do not?

This is a plan for slaughter.

The Germans are in position.

You still have reserves.

There will be obstacles,

Minefields, unknown dangers.

- I agree.

- The men must be red.

They must be fully current

and unconditionally believe in the plan.

No one can undermine their trust,

not even you.

- What?

- I heard,

what you before the king and

our allies.

They do not speak to the men,

which go to these beaches.

I just want to give them courage!

And yet your last speech was coined

of doubt, hesitation, and betrayal.

- Did he say "betrayal"?

- He certainly did not mean that.

This bloated little piece of sh*t!

The men will not follow him.

- Step out of line, gather here!

- Gather together, folks!

- Gather together!

- As you can see,

today we have some important visitors,

who wish you all the best.

We'll leave soon.

Very soon.

You are all young.

Many of you were

never under attack.

And you do not know,

what awaits you.

Some of you are afraid.

This is natural.

So, let us ally ourselves.

Watch your warmates

and they will take care of you.

Let us all go,

precisely and these

Make mistletoe!

- Yes! -Yes!

- We'll do the job

- and then come back here.

- Let's do it, boys!

And I will,

that you remember one thing,

when you land on these beaches.

What is your most important possession?

- Your life.

- Yes! -Yes, sir!

- And I'll save it for you.

- Yes! -Yes!

- Oh yeah! What we gonna do?

- Get rid of the crap! Yes!

Together we will stand by!

Yes! Yes, sir!

Keep it short and polite.

Under no circumstances may

They insult someone.

I will not talk.

Oh no?

- He said everything that was to be said.

- Good luck.

Well, sir.

Thanks sir.

I think I'm going

times down to the beach.

Only takes one minute.

Winston, we're ready to go!

Is already really an old dog,

this Monty.

But I will help him.

He's ready for the fight.

He will help his men.

He will fight.

- Too few of our leaders do this.

- You did it in the last war.

The West Front.

After ... according to what

Campaign in Turkey.

But it is not right.

It is not right,

the whole war in one

Office in London

and thousands of soldiers

with a dangling of the filler

- to send to the artillery fire.

- That's the job

- a political leader.

- But Monty is right to lead!

I should be in these boats,

at the front with the men!

First, even before Monty.

- I want to tell a story.

- Does it have to be that way?

Yes. It is about the end

the Second Burial War,

in which we both fought.

- Come to the point.

- 1902. We had lost Boers.

And I wanted her

Lord Kitchener meet,

to make peace.

The other commanders were beside themselves.

For her, I was a coward.

But I knew,

that here for us or for me

no more fame was to be fetched.

- We would have hurt ourselves.

- Smuts ...

A great leader does not stand out

only by taking fame.

Sometimes you have to accept,

that you can not get anything from

of the front.

We both are like

two old turtle doves,

who already lose feathers,

but still can chop around.

- I'm not hacking around.

- Yes, you do.

Eisenhower will listen to me.

He is a sensible,

an integral man.

- A great man, as I think.

- Winston, please.

Do not be a problem for him.

Well, I want to talk to him.

Where is General Eisenhower?

- Winston.

- Ike.

I'm sorry this is so short term.

I wanted to tell you mine

Plans for the D-Day.

- Your plans?

- I got a bunk

- secured at the HMS Belfast.

- This ship is going to battle.

I know we're not here

all points of this operation,

but their meaning is

in any case undisputed.

The men must feel,

that the nation stands behind them.

- So I'll go with you.

- Is this a joke?

- Not at all.

- But you can not go with that.

- Why not?

- If you die on my ship,

- I bear the responsibility.

- The HMS Belfast is not your ship.

- She belongs to the king.

- No hairpins, please.

I have you as commander-in-chief

of the British armed forces

accepted for Overlord,

but in the Navy this is

Ratio of our men 4:1.

- God, Winston ...

- You as an American general

but not on the crew

British ships.

I want to be over your damn

Do not determine ships.

- You just should not go with it.

- I'm the Prime Minister

and defense minister

UK.

I go there,

where I consider it necessary,

to fulfill my duties!

You can not hold me!

- You hold on?

- I've seen this before,

in the first war. Big men,

who are fighting from safe seats.

This is not good. Commanders must

the battlefields themselves.

You're not a damn commander!

Is this about Montgomery?

Do you want to be in front of him at the beaches?

Of course not.

I did not even think of that.

- What if you are shot?

- I've been in other wars.

You are the Prime Minister.

We can not risk your life.

But you ask for one

Quarter million of young men.

This is her job. It's not yours!

If you want me to do this

unheard of dangerous plan,

you must at least stand by me,

to lead my men into the battle.

I will not go to London with

entangled paws

and listen to radio as they are from

German bullets.

I'll go with them.

I will share their fate.

Do not leave me

damn Laientheater!

There is war!

I will not let you do anything.

I will be as Prime Minister

the king to France,

aboard the royal ship.

And besides, the

King accompany me.

- What?

- His Majesty and I

are absolutely agreed.

We must be there,

to lead the men.

And neither you nor Monty

can do something about it.

I need to 10 to speak.

We're running out of time.

Winston.

I've been looking for you everywhere.

A man needs one

Moment of silent devotion,

before he enters the battle.

You have to come.

You have a visitor.

Good evening, Winston.

Your Majesty.

I was told,

that I could find you here.

I had to

come here.

It's about ... the plan.

On this

- this ship to go.

- Oh.

We can not.

- Aha.

- I know I have said it when ...

when you called me. That was...

That was premature ... from me.

On...

A new monarch

would be at this time

a serious thing for the Empire.

And Lilibet is ...

is only 18.

A really ... purposeful girl,

but still so young.

No, I ... I can

so do not go.

And I do not need to tell you,

making it the objectives of the Allies

would mean if by chance

a bomb you ... from the

Event.

Sir, it ... it's all arranged.

There is also only

an insignificant risk.

Our presence would be embarrassing,

Winston.

Against those who are responsible

for the fight.

Whether we wanted it or not.

The correct behavior is,

what normally

the people at the top

on such occasions.

They stay at home

and wait.

I have served in the last war,

just like you.

I am sailing on a ship,

had flown an airplane.

Boy, that was really exciting.

I know what irritates you.

This is really crazy.

Everyone thinks they are the ...

most powerful man in the world.

But you can actually ...

to do nothing.

My job ... is not to fight,

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