Summary: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS HAVE THE HONOUR TO PRESENT THIS FILM AS A TRIBUTE TO WINSTON CHURCHILL IN WHOM THE GREATNESS OF OUR EMPIRE WAS REBORN (08:30)
Description: A tribute to Winston Churchill on his 70th birthday (30 November). Shots of his place of birth, Blenheim Palace, are followed by a brief résumé of Churchill's youth, First World War experience, and entry into politics. He makes a brief speech when standing for his fourth term as MP for Epping. 1939: As First Lord of the Admiralty, he welcomes the Naval heroes of the Battle of the River Plate. 1940: As Prime Minister, he leads the nation through Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. Churchill speaks: "We will have no truce or parley ..." He visits bombed sites in London. 1941: He meets President Roosevelt at sea. 1942: Churchill meets Stalin in Moscow, then greets Montgomery in Africa after El Alamein. He visits Tripoli and Malta. Mrs Churchill works on the Home Front. 1943: Conferences at Cairo and Teheran. Churchill contracts pneumonia. Flashback to June, 1941: "Lift up Your Hearts". 1944: Churchill visits the beaches of Northern France and celebrates Armistice Day in Paris.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:NGB 1138
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-12-30
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Gaumont British (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person)
Stalin, Josef (person)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 826 ft; Running time: 9 mins
