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Cultural Depictions Of Winston Churchill
Named the Greatest Briton of all time in a 2002 poll, and widely regarded as being among the most influential people in British history, Winston Churchill has been regularly portrayed in film, television, radio and other media. The depictions range from minor character to the biographical centerpiece, exceeding 30 films, more than two dozen television shows, several stage productions, and countless books. Film Television Theatre * '' Never So Good'' (2007) – Ian McNeice (premiere run in 2007) * '' Turning Point '' (2009) - Matthew Marsh * ''Three Days in May'' (2011) – Warren Clarke (premiere run in 2011) * '' The Audience'' (2013, London) – Edward Fox (replacing Robert Hardy, who withdrew prior to press night for health reasons) * '' The Audience'' (2015, Broadway) – Dakin Matthews * '' Sylvia'' (2018) - Delroy Atkinson Music * The Kinks recorded "Mr. Churchill Says" for their 1969 album ''Arthur''. * The YouTube series ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' featured Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNA INF3-3 Winston Churchill In RAF Uniform 1939-1946
TNA may refer to: Organisations * Tamil National Alliance, a political coalition in Sri Lanka * The National Alliance, a political party in Kenya * The National Archives (United Kingdom), a UK public body * Tonga Nurses' Association, a trade union * Trans Nation Airways, an Ethiopian charter airline Science and technology * Threose nucleic acid, an artificial genetic polymer * 2,4,6-Trinitroaniline, a nitrated amine * Time and attendance, a system that monitors and records employee attendance Sports * Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, now known as Impact Wrestling, American professional wrestling promotion * Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, a division of the Argentine basketball league Transport * TNA, IATA code for Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, China * TNA, ICAO code for TransAsia Airways * TNA, National Rail code for Thornton Abbey railway station Other uses * TNA (Airborne nuclear warhead), a French thermonuclear warhead * TNA, a clothing brand of Aritzia * tna, ISO 639 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Crossbow (film)
''Operation Crossbow'' (later re-released as ''The Great Spy Mission'') is a 1965 British espionage thriller set during the Second World War. This movie concerns an actual series of events where British undercover operatives targeted the German manufacturing facilities for experimental rocket-bombs. The film was directed by Michael Anderson and stars Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Richard Johnson, and Tom Courtenay. The screenplay was written by Emeric Pressburger (under the pseudonym "Richard Imrie"), in collaboration with Derry Quinn and Ray Rigby, from a story by Duilio Coletti and Vittoriano Petrilli. It was filmed in Panavision and Metrocolor at MGM-British Studios."Film review:Operation Crossbow." '' |
Stalingrad (1990 Film)
''Stalingrad'' (Russian: ''Сталинград'') is a 1990 two-part war film written and directed by Yuri Ozerov, and produced by Quincy Jones and Clarence Avant. Revolving around the eponymous Battle of Stalingrad, the film was a co-production between the Soviet Union and East Germany. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Powers Boothe, Mikhail Ulyanov, Bruno Freindlich, Fernando Allende, Sergei Garmash, Nikolai Kryuchkov, and Ronald Lacey. Plot Film I In January 1942, Adolf Hitler appoints Fedor von Bock to command Army Group South and supervise Operation Blau. The German forces advance in the south of Russia, scattering the Soviets and approaching Stalingrad, that seems on the verge of falling to the enemy's hands. The movie ends with Vasily Chuikov assuming command of the 62nd Army at September. Film II The Germans attack Stalingrad, and are engaged in close-quarters combat within the city. Chuikov's soldiers manage to hold on to their positions; On 19 November 1942, the Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca Express
''Casablanca Express'' is a 1989 Italian action war film starring Jason Connery and Francisco Quinn that was filmed in Morocco. It was produced by Pietro Innocenzi and Umberto Innocenzi and directed by Sergio Martino. The film was later featured in an episode of ''Cinema Insomnia''. Plot In 1942 Winston Churchill arrives in Algiers. He plans to travel on to Casablanca where he will meet Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin for the Casablanca Conference. His aides and army commanders strongly advise against travelling by train, but Churchill is adamant. Intelligence discovers that Churchill's presence is known to the Germans, and they fear a killing or kidnapping may be attempted. An especially secure carriage is attached to a train (The Casablanca Express) and a unit of American commando troops assigned to travel with him. Three intelligence agents, Alan Cooper, Captain Franchetti and Lt. Lorna Fisher are assigned as bodyguards, but Cooper is held back after he chases and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane And The Lost City
''Jane and the Lost City'' is a 1987 UK film, based on the British newspaper strip '' Jane'' by Norman Pett. An adventure comedy set during World War II, the film was directed by Terry Marcel, and stars Kirsten Hughes in the title role, Sam Jones, Maud Adams, Jasper Carrott and Robin Bailey. Synopsis British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sends Jane (Hughes) and the Colonel (Bailey) on a mission to prevent the diamonds of the fabled Lost City from falling into enemy hands. Journeying to Africa where they are joined by Jungle Jack Buck (Jones), their quest is dogged by Nazi agents Lola Pagola and Heinrich (Adams and Carrott). ''Jane and the Lost City'' emulates the mild eroticism of its source material, having the heroine lose items of her clothing several times during the narrative. Despite this, the film was released as PG (Parental Guidance) in the USA. Cast * Sam J. Jones – ‘Jungle’ Jack Buck * Maud Adams – Lola Pagola *Jasper Carrott – Heinrich / Herman / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bourreau Des Cœurs
''Le bourreau des cœurs'' (The Heartbreaker) is a 1983 French comedy film written and directed by Christian Gion and starring Aldo Maccione. The film was a commercial success, finishing 24th at the 1983 French yearly box office with 1,652,422 tickets. Plot Vittorio, an actor confined to figurative roles, dreams of becoming a movie star. After winning a television competition, "The King of Cinema", he was noticed by Japanese producers and hired to play the role of an actor in a film shot in Tahiti. Cast * Aldo Maccione as Vittorio Garibaldi * Anna Maria Rizzoli as Ginette * Jean Parédès as Max * André Nader as Pedro * Nico il Grande as Jésus * Jole Silvani as The Mother * Max Desrau as The Father * Hubert Lassiat as The Grandmother * Gillian Gill as The Sister * Jean David Junior as Bébert * Diego Ferrari as Jeannot * Guy Lux as himself * Florence Guérin Florence Guérin (born 12 June 1965) is a French actress. She appeared in film and in telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekret Enigmy
''Sekret Enigmy'' (''The Secret of Enigma'') is a Polish historical film directed by Roman Wionczek. It was released in 1979. The film is based on Stanisław Strumph-Wojtkiewicz's book ''Sekret Enigmy''. Cast * Tadeusz Borowski as Marian Rejewski * Piotr Fronczewski as Jerzy Różycki * Piotr Garlicki as Henryk Zygalski * Tadeusz Pluciński * Jerzy Kamas * Janusz Zakrzeński * Emil Karewicz * Andrzej Szczepkowski Andrzej Tadeusz Szczepkowski (26 April 1923 – 31 January 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1957 and 1997. He is the father of actress Joanna Szczepkowska. In 1966, he was awarded the ... * Stanisław Mikulski * Stanisław Zaczyk * Jolanta Wołłejko * Ewa Żukowska * Tadeusz Szaniecki References External links * 1979 films Polish historical films 1970s Polish-language films Cryptography in fiction 1970s historical films {{Poland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Picasso
''The Adventures of Picasso'' ( sv, Picassos äventyr) is a 1978 Swedish surrealist comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter. The film had the tag-line ''Tusen kärleksfulla lögner av Hans Alfredson och Tage Danielsson'' (A thousand loving lies by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson). At the 14th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Film. The film uses ten languages: Spanish, French, Swedish, German, Finnish, Italian, English, Russian, Norwegian and Latin. Most of these words are very simple (''agua'', water), sometimes meaning something different from what they seem (Don Jose's military rank, ''Hauptbahnhof'', which means "central rail station" in German) and other times just being complete nonsense. Plot The film is very loosely based on Pablo Picasso's life, narrated by Toivo Pawlo, who introduces himself as Elsa Beskow. It opens with a quote by Picasso himself: "Art is a lie that leads us closer to the truth." The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eagle Has Landed (film)
''The Eagle Has Landed'' is a 1976 British war film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, and Robert Duvall. Based on the 1975 novel '' The Eagle Has Landed'' by Jack Higgins, the film is about a fictional German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill near the end of the Second World War. ''The Eagle Has Landed'' was Sturges's final film, and was successful upon its release. Plot Admiral Canaris, head of the ''Abwehr'', is ordered by Adolf Hitler to make a feasibility study into capturing the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Canaris considers it a meaningless exercise that will soon be forgotten by the Führer, but he knows this will not be the case with Heinrich Himmler. Canaris therefore orders staff officer Oberst Radl to begin the study, to avoid being discredited. Radl receives intelligence from an ''Abwehr'' sleeper agent in England, saying Churchill will stay in a Norfolk village near the coast. He begins to see potential in the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Of Betrayal
''Days of Betrayal'' ( cs, Dny zrady) is a 1973 Czechoslovakian drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. It was also selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was meant as the first part of Vávra's "war trilogy" consisting of movies ''Days of Betrayal'', '' Sokolovo'' and '' Liberation of Prague''. Cast * Jiří Pleskot as Dr. Edvard Beneš * Bohuš Pastorek as Klement Gottwald * Gunnar Möller as Adolf Hitler * Jaroslav Radimecký as Neville Chamberlain * Martin Gregor as Édouard Daladier * Bořivoj Navrátil as Sergey S. Alexandrovsky * Otakar Brousek Sr. as Bonnet * Josef Langmiler as Cooper * Rudolf Krátký as Dr. Paul Schmidt – Hitler's interpreter * Günter Zschieschow as K. H. Frank * Fred Alexander as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. While in his 20s, Welles directed high-profile stage productions for the Federal Theatre Project, including an adaptation of ''Macbeth'' with an entirely African-American cast and the political musical '' The Cradle Will Rock''. In 1937, he and John Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented a series of productions on Broadway through 1941, including ''Caesar'' (1937), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar''. In 1938, his radio anthology series ''The Mercury Theatre on the Air'' gave Welles the platform to find international fame as the director and narrator of a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel ''The War of the Worlds'', which caused s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Sutjeska (film)
''Battle of Sutjeska'' (also known as ''The Fifth Offensive'') is a 1973 Yugoslav partisan film directed by Stipe Delić. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Sutjeska, the greatest engagement of the Yugoslav Partisan War. The film is one of the most expensive ever made in Yugoslavia. It was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was also entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. Plot German-occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1943; under the faithful leadership of Marshal Tito, the Yugoslav Partisans have, for a number of years, put up a staunch fight against the occupying Axis powers. Despite being out-gunned, outmaneuvered and vastly outnumbered, they managed to recuperate in a harsh mountainous region called Durmitor in northern Montenegro. However, their respite is shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
