Into the Storm

Into the Storm

Churchill at war

PG 2009 · 100 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, History, TV Movie

This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.

Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan · Written by Hugh Whitemore

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