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The Finest Hours

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.

Top Cast

  • George Baker

    George Baker

    Lord Randolph (voice)

  • Faith Brook

    Faith Brook

    Lady Randolph (voice)

  • David Healy

    David Healy

    Newsreel Commentator

  • Orson Welles

    Orson Welles

    Narrator (voice)

  • George Westbury

    George Westbury

    Churchill as a boy (voice)

  • Patrick Wymark

    Patrick Wymark

    Churchill (voice)

Overview

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.

Rating

6.8 / 10
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