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August 18, 2018  | By David Bianculli

HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

Gary Oldman won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in this 2017 fact-based drama. Churchill, Great Britain’s newly installed Prime Minister, has to face the Germans, and Adolf Hitler, and decide whether to negotiate with them or resist with what could be a horrifying military defeat. Oldman is magnificent, the story is true, and Churchill’s staunch patriotism and defiance are inspirational even now. Especially now.

 
 
 
 
 
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