"For five years, Prime Minister Winston Churchill guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of WWII, playing perhaps the single most important role in thwarting the Nazis. As he stood fearlessly in the spotlight of the world's stage, his intrepid leadership and rhetoric inspired millions of Britons and other members of the free world to fight Hitler's Germany to the better end. So why did the country he held so dear turn its back on him after the Allied victory? Continuing the story of Churchill told in the HBO film 'The Gathering Storm,' the Emmy Award-winning 'Into the Storm' offers an intimate look at the making of a nation's hero, when Churchill was his most commanding and effective. The film shows how his prowess as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage to his wife and lifelong supporter, Clementine. Staring Emmy winner Brendan Gleeson as Winston Churchill and Emmy nominee Janet McTeer (Golden Globe winner for 'Tumbleweeds')."--Container.
General Note: Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Brendan Gleeson) and Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Howard Goodall (composer), 2009.Closed-captioned.Includes English (5.1 Dolby digital and 2.0 Dolby stereo.) and Spanish (2.0) language tracks with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.Home use only.Aspect ratio: 16:9.Features: Audio commentary with producer Frank Doelger (John Adams, The gathering storm) and writer Hugh Whitemore ; the making of Into the storm - a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Into the storm with cast and crew.Videodisc release of the sequel to the television movie "The gathering storm" (2002) originally broadcast on HBO television in 2009.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Produced by Frank Doelger ... [et al.] ; teleplay by Hugh Whitemore ; directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan.
Participant or Performer Note: Brendan Gleeson and Janet McTeer with Len Cariou, James D'Arcy and Iain Glen.
Awards Note:
Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Brendan Gleeson) and Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Howard Goodall (composer), 2009.