"The untold story of D-Day."

2017

1h 50m

6.2(321 votes)

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A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

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15 members

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Brian Cox

Winston Churchill

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Miranda Richardson

Clementine Churchill

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John Slattery

Dwight Eisenhower

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Julian Wadham

Bernard Montgomery

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Richard Durden

Jan Smuts

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Ella Purnell

Helen Garrett

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James Purefoy

King George VI

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Danny Webb

Alan Brooke

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Jonathan Aris

Mallory

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George Anton

Admiral Ramsay

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Steven Cree

Captain Stagg

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Peter Ormond

Briggs

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Angela Costello

Kay Summersby

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Kevin Findlay

Fanshawe

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Miro Teplitzky

Adjutant Howard

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