Churchill and the Movie Mogul
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.
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Cast
Dilly Barlow
Charles Barr
Charles Drazin
Stephen Fry
David Lough
Jonathan Rose
David Thomson
Greg Walker
Lady Williams
Ian Beyts
John Standing
Robert Firth
Corey Johnson
Laszlo Matzko
Charlie Chaplin
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
María Corda
Robert Firth
Joseph Goebbels
Pamela Harriman
Adolf Hitler
Leslie Howard
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Alexander Korda
Charles A. Lindbergh
James Mason
Merle Oberon
Laurence Olivier
Jane Portal
Michael Powell
Leni Riefenstahl
Flora Robson
Elliott Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miklós Rózsa
John Simpson
Henry Wilcoxon
Vivien Leigh
