Churchill and the Movie Mogul

Dilly Barlow narrates this story of the relationship between Winston Churchill and Alexander Korda. before his political career, Churchill had worked for the british producer Korda to write and describe military scenes and battles. later, when Churchill became prime minister, he used Korda to make films in hollywood showing the true picture of world events and to try to get america to assist britain in the war effort. so many people, first in England, then in the U.S. had thought it wise to keep out of the war, that it could be ignored. the reality of germany's power and darkness propelled Churchill to power, and he made use of korda as he could. British author Stephen Fry steps in now and then to highlight milestones. it's very well done, with plenty of archive footage. showing on turner classics. directed by John Fleet, this appears to be his first full length film.