Churchill Page #4

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
 
IMDB:
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PG
Year:
2017
105 min
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not to die.

I have to ... exist

and be kind.

associations,

Bring hope.

This is my task.

And also yours.

My task.

Make it Ike and

Monty not so hard.

You do not need them in

war, Winston.

And you do not need

to go to France.

Now?

Sir, you are my king

and I have to do what you command.

The fear

before the coming days would be

for me to significantly increase when

in addition to everything else

even the smallest risk,

To lose them.

Yes. I have to go now.

Otherwise, there is really theater.

Good night, Winston.

Britain will give you

for that, Winston.

I think everyone will do that.

Forever.

Your Majesty.

- Did Ike send him?

- Ike asked me.

I called in the palace.

Why, Clemmie? Why?

Why did not you tell me?

When did you last last?

really listened to someone?

When did you last

Talk with me?

Oh I am sorry. I was well

distracted by the secondary,

- wanting to win a war.

General Eisenhower sends his wife

every weekend long letters,

although he is thousands of miles away.

Why are you getting married?

then not General Eisenhower?

An attractive,

younger man in the best years,

each one for a real one

War hero.

In contrast to a stemmed,

moth-eaten old lions,

whose teeth were pulled,

not to scare the ladies.

Try your luck

Hero, Winston.

Then people will be

again believe that you are one.

Why do not you just kill me?

2 DAYS BEFORE D-DAY

4 AM

Please sit down.

Gentlemen, we are here too

this unusual hour,

to make the greatest decision

of our lives.

The Overlord Armada has been stabbed in the sea.

This is the last moment,

the last, critical moment,

in which we must decide whether this

Operation as planned.

Of course we must

Conditions,

such as wind, rain, the tides.

So let's hear the report.

Colonel Stagg, the weather.

Gentlemen, the fears

my colleagues and me

on the weather of the next three

or four days have been confirmed.

The sea will be rough.

Winds up to thickness six.

Many deep clouds.

We have a message

from the West Irish station,

that the barometer falls there quickly.

Another low reaches us.

E-I'm sorry, sir.

This does not look good.

General Montgomery,

what is your recommendation?

We hardly have time.

I think we have to start now.

- General?

- I'm afraid I must contradict.

These are catastrophic

Conditions for air support.

I do not know what

this weather is possible.

Much but under no circumstances.

Admiral, what do you think?

It's miserable. We must

I believe,

whether it is at all possible,

Ships in a storm.

Damn, Ike. My men

have already been stabbed in the sea.

Admiral, how long have we,

until the ships are too far away,

to recall them?

Maybe 30 minutes.

It could be one tomorrow

to give a new chance. Stagg?

Sir, the storms might be tomorrow

to make a short break.

For the next 24 hours is a

But prediction is very difficult.

What risk do you prefer?

Call them back.

We `ll meet tomorrow

at the same time again.

Pray until then for good weather.

Ike. You have recalled them.

We plan this without alternatives.

We are planning a victory,

and there will be.

We go down there,

we will do everything,

What we have,

and it will lead to success.

Honestly,

if we do not win,

I do not know what a

World will remain for us.

I would also see that.

- Thank you.

- Thanks sir.

We'll start tomorrow, Churchill.

They can not stop it.

No.

But maybe the weather.

Brooke would like to inform you,

what happened on the coast.

The troops of General Alexander,

the yesterday the Nazis

Rome,

are now the largest

Battle of war.

The Italian Army

she could win.

The Allied Command focusses

his hope and attention now

- on Operation Overlord.

- I can do very little.

I must concentrate on it,

the rest of this war.

I feel like I'm at the

Chariot of a madman.

We must only reach,

that he feels belonging.

The politicians are making themselves

also because of him worries.

When the war ends this year,

they think he is a risk as a leader.

I know you like him, Smuts.

And I like him too,

whether you believe it or not,

- but he really puts it on it.

- He's not the one he once was.

- When you enter quieter waters,

it is easy to forget the captain,

who has struck one through the storm.

I did not forget,

how great he was at lightning.

- But that's four years ago.

- He's still a big man.

The End. Damn fool.

Here are just f***ing fools.

This is simple line spacing!

Why simple line spacing?

I'm sorry. Someone has the

Typewriters.

Well, it must be double line spacing.

Why waste my time?

You silly girl!

- Sorry, I did not know.

- Do you realize what I need to do?

I must look after the troops,

give them security!

Food, accommodation, equipment.

Everything has to be organized!

If I were the caregiver

leaving himself,

they probably send it

Dentist chairs instead of bayonets!

I need to concentrate.

You need to concentrate!

Winston?

Would you please come to me?

A big man.

I can not work if I do

surrounded by so much incompetence.

I'll show Brooke and Monty,

which makes a real general.

I will show you,

how great men win their wars.

Stop it! Just stop!

Brooke and Eisenhower and

Monty lead this war

and you'll always get in the way.

- I am the Prime Minister of this country!

- I agree.

- And defense!

- Do not be authoritarian,

that makes you seem small.

And you've had enough of it.

Do you stop now,

to make regulations to me?

I beg your pardon?

Maybe I should

me some time to rest.

I would also say that.

Dear God.

Oh ever

Please, please, please,

let it rain tomorrow

Let it pour.

Let the sky open

and a flood,

like the English Channel

has never seen.

Let loose flashes,

let thunder crack

and roll and roar.

Winds winds the beaches

and the sand to storms.

Leave the waves and waves

- flood the valleys and tidal waves.

Call spirits from great depth.

You're welcome

let them blow it off

and spare the lives of all the good

young men on these ships.

You're welcome

do not let it happen again.

Amen.

Amen.

1 DAY BEFORE D-DAY

Thank you for coming again.

Please sit down.

The weather, please.

Yesterday we predicted the storms

will be taking a break this morning.

Stand 0400 still applies.

The cloud cover

2,000 feet is 30 percent,

the wind force

between three and four.

You get a great celebration,

if this prediction is true.

These conditions could be the

Germans even disadvantage.

They will be their reconnaissance aircraft

not at all.

Can the navy gunners

with this viewpoint?

- Yes.

- Monty?

The army is ready.

It's damn risky.

But the best possible opportunity.

The question is how long do you get so

something in the balance?

Okay, let's go.

Colonel Stagg.

A photo, if you please.

Thank you.

Ike.

You said this war

would not be like the last war.

But this operation

it is definitely.

Tomorrow men will die.

Do not leave one

of them die for nothing.

Good Trip!

You go.

- Holy sh*t!

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