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Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Year:

2004

Duration:

84 min

Genres:

Comedy | War

IMDB rate:

Director:

Peter Richardson

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2004-12-03

Filming Locations: Brixham, Devon, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: £148,326 (UK) (5 December 2004)

Gross: £148,326 (UK) (5 December 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Sally Phillips

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Miranda Richardson

Eva Braun

Antony Sher

Hitler

Christian Slater

Winston Churchill

Harry Enfield

King George VI

Simon Rake

Reporter 1

James Long

Reporter 2

James Putnam

Reporter 3 (as James Puttnam)

Bob Mortimer

Potter

Vic Reeves

Bendle

Neve Campbell

Princess Elizabeth

Tom Clarke Hill

Lieutenant Baker

Romany Malco

Denzil Eisenhower

Jessica Oyelowo

Princess Margaret

Leslie Phillips

Lord W'ruff

Nigel Harrison

Jack

Rebecca Jeffrey

Wren

Rik Mayall

Baxter

Mackenzie Crook

Jimmy Charoo

Mignonne Cox

Scarlett

Sinead Brooks

Coleen

Phil Cornwell

Martin Boorman

Jon Culshaw

Prime Minister

Hamish McColl

Captain Davies

Dominic Geraghty

Hitler's Pilot

Tony Crocker

Messenger

Stephen Critchlow

Prince Mario

Jethro Alsop

Prince Ludwig

Simon Day

Taxi Driver

Alan Jones

Prince Hendrick

Simon Drew

Prince Obslov

Paul Putner

Bus Conductor

Steven O'Donnell

Goering

John Fabian

Victor Sylvester

Brian Perkins

Radio Presenter

Laura Goulding

Telephonist

Steve Pemberton

Chester

Robert Carwithen

Shooting Soldier

Henry Goodman

President

Mark Caven

Chief of Staff

James Dreyfus

Mr. Teasy-Weasy

David Schneider

Goebels

Alistair McGowan

Football Commentators

Ben Swaffer

Prime Minister's Aide

Helen Landau

Queen

Doon Mackichan

Radio Host (scenes deleted)

Winston Churchill

Roy Bubbles

Jeremy Edwards

Dean

Kevin Eldon

Sax Player

Stefan Ashton Frank

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Chris Jarman

U.S. Marine

Simon Paisley Day

Larry the Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Trivia

The Adolf Hitler character is mistaken for Charles Chaplin on more than one occasion in this movie. Once by a cab driver and once by the King, Hitler is the subject of mistaken identity joke for Chaplin's the Tramp character from the classic silent comedy The Gold Rush (1925) where he is remembered for eating his shoe. Interestingly, it is of note that Chaplin spoofed and parodied Adolf Hitler in his later movie, The Great Dictator (1940),

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This comedy uses as a running joke the Hitler one testicle gag from a version of "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball" lyrics sung to the Colonel Bogey March. It's even seen performed at a London concert much to Hitler's chagrin. The lyrics for the version performed here are: "Hitler has only got one ball, Göring has two but very small, Himmler is somewhat sim'lar, But poor old Goebbel's got no balls at all." Hitler's high-ranking off-siders Goebbels and Göring appear in the film.

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On the DVD commentary during the scene where US Churchill and Denzil Eisenhower exit the British War Office: director, Peter Richardson, dubs, "This is very r... relevant to the Iraq War".

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Goofs

A royal servant throws Prince Mario's gift into a sack. The same gift reappears back in the royal servant's hand immediately after, only to be re-thrown into the same sack - in the same manner as before.

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There are three consecutive shots of the scene where the Fuehrer crashes a car into a building. The first and third shots appear to be from the same take. The second shot, however, has the following anomalies: Martin Bormann ("Hollywood" version) and Lord W'Ruff appear closer to the car and more to the (viewers') left of it; a luggage tag has moved; a white cuff can be seen from beneath Bormann's jacket sleeve; W'Ruff's scarf is draped differently.

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As Princess Elizabeth ("Hollywood" version) admonishes US Churchill to shoot Hitler, the camera shot changes mid-sentence - and shows the Princess' arms to be in a different position than before.

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Quotes

Hitler: [to pet pug dog] Oooh, Waaaffles! Oh, my little Waffles. Little Liebchin, Waffles. My wuffly, puffly, woofly, poofly. Woof, woof, woof. Little Waffles, my little aeroplane. Yes, you are.

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Winston Churchill: I just open my mouth and shit comes out.

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King George VI: [to royal guests] Right, show's over. Time to go home - okay? C'mon. Let's go. C'mon, obey me please, I'm The King. Off you go. C'mon on. Sod off. Come on. Come on with you. Off you go, now. Jolly good. C'mon on, now. Back to your homes, or embassies, or wherever you're from. Put that glass down and fuck off!

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