He's The Man..."WInston Churchill: Walking With Destiny"

Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny (2010)

Not Rated

Narrated by Ben Kingsley

Directed by Richard Trank

The Story:

This documentary / biography of Winston Churchill takes a look at his life and his legacy of leadership to Great Britain and the World.  Biographers, historians and others look at what he did to help stop the Nazis in World War II and touches on many of the stands Churchill had attempted to make prior to the war that could have severely impacted the Nazi influence and if properly heeded could have, perhaps, stopped or severely limited the Holocaust.

I'm sure arguments could be made for the most influential political figures of the 20th century, but any conversation that doesn't include Churchill is incorrect.

My opinion, any argument that doesn't conclude that Churchill was THE most important political figure of the 20th Century is flat out wrong.

In addition to Churchill's early worries and concerns over Nazi Germany, long before the war had even started, the history as laid out in this program show that were it not for a few tactical errors on the part of Hitler, it is possible, perhaps even probable that Britain too would have fallen to the Germans.

It will touch on the importance of Churchill being seen among the people and the rubble after each German bombing during the raids by Germany. His resolve kept the people strong and rebuilding, and it was of great concern and consternation by the Germans.

The film does wander away from Churchill exclusively on several occasions, but it all falls under the scope of his leadership and what was going on in the world at the time.

So while not a thorough, extensive biography on Churchill, it does hit all of the main points of interest as a very good example of World War II history, and Churchill's important role in world events.

This is currently streaming on Netflix as of this writing.

Final Grade: B+