Churchill: The Hollywood Years | |
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Directed by | Peter Richardson |
Written by | Peter Richardson Pete Richens |
Produced by | Jonathan Cavendish |
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Cinematography | Cinders Forshaw |
Edited by | Geoff Hogg Duncan Shepherd John Wilson |
Music by | Simon Boswell Rod Melvin |
Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £529,546 |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years is a 2004 British comedy film directed by Peter Richardson, who also wrote the screenplay with Pete Richens. The film stars Christian Slater as Winston Churchill, and Neve Campbell as Elizabeth II. Miranda Richardson and Antony Sher also co-star.
The film is a satire on the Hollywood take on history, such as U-571 (portraying the capture of an Enigma machine as being by the Americans rather than the British) and Pearl Harbor (where American participation in the Battle of Britain was exaggerated).