Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
19601 Season8.5
Documentary, War & Politics
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- CA
About
The Valiant Years was a documentary produced by ABC based on the memoirs of Winston Churchill, directed by Anthony Bushell and John Schlesinger, narrated by Gary Merrill and with extracts from the memoirs voiced by Richard Burton. It ran in the United States from 1960 to 1961, in 27 30-minute episodes and was broadcast in the UK by the BBC from February to August 1961. Its incidental music was written by Richard Rodgers, who won an Emmy for it in 1962. Scriptwriters included Victor Wolfson a dramatist and writer, Quentin Reynolds, William L. Shirer an American journalist, war correspondent and historian, and Richard Tregaskis. One of the program's London-based producers was actor Patrick Macnee, just prior to his being cast as secret agent John Steed in the long-running cult TV series The Avengers.,
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Anthony Bushell, John Schlesinger
- Writing
- Victor Wolfson, William Templeton, Quentin Reynolds
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Nov 27, 1960
- Network
- ABC
- Studio
- ABC Television Studio
Time to finish
20 hrs
27 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.
Cast
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