"Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years" (1960) TV series 1960-1963

User Rating:

9.9/10   

Directors:

Anthony Bushell
John Schlesinger

Writers:

Quentin Reynolds (writer)
William L. Shirer (writer)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

27 November 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Omar N. Bradley	...	Himself (1 episode, 1961)
Maxwell Taylor	...	Himself (1 episode, 1961)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Richard Burton said that making this film made him realize how much he hated Winston Churchill.

A forty-year-old clouded memory.

I have a very distant & blurred memory of this series which I think was broadcast just after Churchill's death in 1965. It was in black and white and had a very haunting and grandiose theme music which remains alive in my head to this day. The series seemed endless at the time and I would dearly like to see it to day to compare my appreciation 40 years later. Unfortunately, I fear it is just the kind of series which is likely to have fallen into total oblivion so I don't really hold out any hopes on this score. If however, such a miracle was to occur, I'll write another updated comment on IMDB !