Churchill: The Hollywood Years
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| Directed by | Peter Richardson |
| Produced by | Jonathan Cavendish, Dixie Linder, Ben Swaffer |
| Written by | Peter Richardson, Pete Richens |
| Starring | Christian Slater, Neve Campbell, Miranda Richardson |
| Music by | Simon Boswell, Rod Melvin |
| Distributed by | Pathe Films |
| Release date(s) | December 3, 2004 (UK) |
| Running time | 84 min. |
| Language | English |
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years is a 2004 movie, directed by Peter Richardson. It stars Christian Slater as Winston Churchill, and Neve Campbell as Elizabeth II. Academy Award nominee Miranda Richardson and Anthony Sher also star.
The film is a satire on the Hollywood take on history. For example, the misrepresentation of events as depicted in the U.S. film U-571 of the capture of an Enigma machine from a fictional U-boat "U-571" (as opposed to the real U-571). Even before its release, the film was a subject of controversy, due to Churchill being portrayed as an American soldier who kisses the future Queen Elizabeth.
[edit] Cast
- Christian Slater – Winston Churchill
- Neve Campbell – Princess Elizabeth
- Miranda Richardson – Eva Braun
- Anthony Sher – Adolf Hitler
- Jon Culshaw – Tony Blair
- Harry Enfield – King George V
- Rik Mayall – Baxter
- Bob Mortimer – Potter
- Sally Phillips – Waitress
- Vic Reeves – Bendle
