Lights, Camera, Action!

How Winston Churchill used the film industry to take on Hitler.

Sir Winston Churchill will always be remembered as a national hero who led Britain to victory in World War Two. However, in the decade before the conflict, he stood in the political wilderness.

With few inclined to heed his warnings about the rise of fascism, the politician turned to an unlikely arena – and enjoyed success as a scriptwriter in a film industry more receptive to his tales of England’s glorious past.

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