Secrets of War Churchill's Gambles (Season 1, Episode 44)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

Secrets of War

Churchill's Gambles (Season 1, Episode 44)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

An inside look at the man who, more than any of his contemporaries, embraced secret intelligence operations, deception and code-breaking as viable instruments of modern war.

Writers

Charles Hayes (written by) | Manny Madla (written by)

Producers

Charles Hayes | Manny Madla

Composer

Ramón Balcázar (music composed by)

Editor

Manny Madla

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2 wins

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
David A.T. Stafford Self - Author 'Churchill And Secret Service' (as Prof. David Stafford) Self - Author 'Churchill And Secret Service' (as Prof. David Stafford) See fewer	The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996)
Christopher Andrew Self - Co-Author 'The Sword and the Shield' Self - Co-Author 'The Sword and the Shield' See fewer	D-Day: The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019)
John Charmley Self - Author 'Churchill: The End Of Glory' (as Prof. John Charmley) Self - Author 'Churchill: The End Of Glory' (as Prof. John Charmley) See fewer	True Stories: Peace in Our Time? (1988)
Rupert Allason Self - Author 'MI6' (as Nigel West) Self - Author 'MI6' (as Nigel West) See fewer	Have I Got News for You (1990)
Nick Cull Self - Author 'Selling War' (as Prof. Nicholas Cull) Self - Author 'Selling War' (as Prof. Nicholas Cull) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Mark Seaman Self - Historian, Imperial War Museum Self - Historian, Imperial War Museum See fewer	Wish Me Luck (1987)
Thomas Mahl Self - Author 'Desperate Deceptions' Self - Author 'Desperate Deceptions' See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Randolph Churchill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner (2016)
Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Charles de Gaulle Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Une mauvaise rencontre (1981)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
King George VI Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Douglas MacArthur Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Assignment in Korea (1951)
Stewart Menzies Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Bernard L. Montgomery Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Montgomery Speaks His Mind (1959)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Erwin Rommel Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Deutsche Soldaten in Afrika (1942)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Joseph Stalin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)
William Stephenson Self - 'Little Bill' (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - 'Little Bill' (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing