Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Finest Hours (1964)

The Finest Hours poster
Directed by
Peter Baylis
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Winston Churchill's life and leadership during World War Two. It uses his own writings and archival footage to tell the story of his time as prime minister.

informativehistoricalnostalgicrespectfulmatter-of-factstructuredarchival

What happens

The Finest Hours is a 1964 British documentary film about Winston Churchill, directed by Peter Baylis. It was written by Victor Wolfson based on Churchill's book series Memoirs of the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?