Overview
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Director and cast
- Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill
- Lily James as Elizabeth Layton
- Stephen Dillane as Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax
- Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain
- Ben Mendelsohn as George VI
- Nicholas Jones as John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
- Samuel West as Anthony Eden
- David Schofield as Clement Atlee
- Richard Lumsden as Major-General Hastings Ismay
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