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Into the Storm

Into the Storm

Churchill at war

20096.31h 40m

Overview

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
Produced by Frank Doelger, Julie Payne, Tracey Scoffield
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Top Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Winston Churchill

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Sawyers

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

King George VI

James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Jock Colville

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Clementine Churchill

Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

General Ismay

Len Cariou

Len Cariou

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Major General Bernard Montgomery

Aleksey Petrenko

Aleksey Petrenko

Josef Stalin

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Neville Chamberlain

Themes & Keywords

englandworld war iiprime ministerpolitical negotiationsbased on true story1940swinston churchill

About Into the Storm

Into the Storm is a drama, history, tv movie film released in 2009 exploring themes of england, world war ii, prime minister, political negotiations, based on true story, 1940s. Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, it stars Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Scarborough, Iain Glen. 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.

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