Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016 · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · History, TV Movie, Drama

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Directed by Charles Sturridge · Written by Stewart Harcourt

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