Cohen Media Group presents Churchill, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, written by Alex von Tunzelmann, and starring Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Julian Wadham, James Purefoy, Ella Purnell, and Richard Durden. Churchill opens in theaters on June 2nd and is rated PG by the MPAA with a run time of 104 minutes.
Synopsis: Tensions mount for the beleaguered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) in the days leading up to infamous Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, France in June, 1944. Fearful of repeating his deadly mistakes from World War I in the Battle of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with his historical destiny, Churchill is reluctant to embark on the large-scale campaign, one that the entire war effort hinges upon. Clashing with his Allied political opponents U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (John Slattery) and British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (Julian Wadham), the troubled Churchill receives support and devotion from his wife, the brilliant and unflappable Clementine Churchill (Miranda Richardson). With her strength and shrewdness, “Clemmie” halts Winston’s physical, mental, and spiritual collapse and inspires him on to greatness.
