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Who's that bloody
fool on the gray?
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Someone who wants to be
noticed, I should imagine.
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He'll be noticed.
Get his head blown off.
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My Early Life
by Winston Spencer Churchill.
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On the 16th of September, 1897,
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at the age of 22,
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I found myself taking part
in a punitive expedition
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of the Malakand Field Force
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on the North-West
Frontier of India.
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In a sense, I had arranged for my
participation in this action myself.
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August 5th, 1897.
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A letter to General
Sir Bindon Blood.
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"Sir, I do hope you
will not be annoyed
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"if I remind you that
you once promised me
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"that when you had
your next command,
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"you would try to
find a place for me."
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Very difficult, no vacancies.
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Come up as a correspondent.
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Will try to fit you in. Blood.
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Now, which of
these gallant chaps
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will lead me to something
really exciting?
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An adventure I can write about.
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That column there? Or that one?
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It's all a lottery,
isn't it? Just luck.
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God, I hope I'm lucky today.
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The joke of it all is that I never
really wanted to be a soldier.
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No, politics, parliament.
That's my arena.
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But how am I to get there?
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I have no reputation,
no family in the government,
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and worst of all, no money.
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Ah, money!
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My darling mother wrote to me
often on that tiresome subject.
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Really, Winston,
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you are simply
irresponsible about money.
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I am sending the man
the £11 he asks,
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but why will you write checks when
you have no money in the bank?
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Actually, in America,
you know, it's illegal,
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and they sentence people to long
terms in jail for doing it.
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My dear, do be careful
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and do write when you can.
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Please, please, don't take
any unnecessary risks.
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Your loving mother,
Jennie Randolph Churchill.
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Who's that bloody fool
on the gray?
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Can't tell.
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Someone who wants to get
noticed, I should imagine.
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He'll be noticed.
Get his head blown off.
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Sir!
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Lieutenant Churchill,
sir, 4th Hussars.
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Although, actually I'm
here as a correspondent,
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The Pioneer and
Daily Telegraph.
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Ah, I wonder, if you're going
to that village up there,
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would you mind awfully
if I came along with you?
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Ah, yes, Churchill,
4th Hussars.
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Actually we don't care much for
correspondents out here, Churchill,
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or white horses either.
Where'd you get him?
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Uh, in the auction last week,
sir, at Malakand Pass.
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Previous owner killed?
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I believe so, yes, sir.
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Didn't that teach you anything?
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Sir?
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Well, come along if you like,
but keep out of the way.
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Thank you very much, sir.
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Oh, one more thing. We do try
to bring our wounded back.
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These chaps can be very nasty,
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but as you're only an onlooker,
I can't guarantee anything,
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understood? Yes, sir.
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Thank you very much, sir.
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The truth is,
I'm not at all brave.
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In fact, the truth is I've
often felt myself a coward,
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especially at school.
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But if I could win a reputation
for courage and daring,
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if I could be
mentioned in dispatches,
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that would help me to get
started in politics.
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In short, I need medals,
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lots and lots of medals.
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And I have to learn so much
and there's so little time.
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I have to read all the books
I should have read before.
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I must become
my own university.
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And I must overcome my speech
impediment when I speak in public.
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The Spanish ships
I cannot shee... See.
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For they are not in shight...
Sight! Damn.
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Pull back.
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Everybody gone, sir.
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All gone, sir.
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Very well then. Carry on.
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Carry on.
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Number three section,
follow me.
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Wouldn't you know it!
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All this way for nothing.
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Talk about rotten luck.
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Right, we'll start back now.
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Keep a dozen men,
Willy, and cover us
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till we get halfway down, will you?
And then we'll cover you.
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Right.
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Come along, Mr. Cartlidge,
we're going back now.
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Very well, sir. Come along,
now, bring them down.
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Not bad at that.
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Could be worth
200 or 300 words.
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Get back! Get back!
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Willy! Come on,
get out of there.
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Come down! We'll cover you.
Fall back!
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Fall back!
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No, sahib, leave me! Oh,
sahib, you're hurting me.
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Sahib, let me go!
Oh, please, on my knees,
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I am begging you!
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Come on, you idiot! Get out of it!
Get out of it!
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And to conclude
these dispatches,
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the General in the field
wishes to mention and commend
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the courage of
Lieutenant W. L. S. Churchill
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who made himself useful
at a critical moment.
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And thereupon,
I sat down and wrote a book,
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and the literary critics
were most kind to me.
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If General Kitchener
should ever find time
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to read Mr. Winston Churchill's new
book, The Malakand Field Force,
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it is fascinating to imagine the
great warrior's reaction to it.
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The book is excellent
for a first effort,
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but perhaps its title
should have been,
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Some Helpful Hints For Generals
From A Young Lieutenant.
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Hurry up. The train
is about to leave.
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For some reason unknown to me,
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I have always been charged
with being unpunctual.
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But then, in my lifetime,
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I have constantly been accused
of many wicked things.
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Perhaps I paid for
all those sins,
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real or imaginary, in advance,
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for, when I was but seven,
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I was cast out of my happy home
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and sent away to school.
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And I left behind me
all who were dear to me,
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especially my nurse,
Mrs. Everest.
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Winnie, bye-bye!
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Who looked after me...
Bye-bye, Winnie.
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...and tended all my wants,
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and to whom I poured
out all my troubles.
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And for some reason
I cannot now remember,
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I called her "Woomany."
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And when I went away, I think
I missed her most of all.
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Dearest Mother. My white horse
has been a marvelous investment.
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Everyone noticed me.
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The news here is that Kitchener is going
to fight the dervishes in the Sudan.
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Mother darling, you must use
all your influence and charm
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to get me into his command.
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My American mother always
seemed to me a fairy princess,
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a radiant being,
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possessed of limitless
riches and power.
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She shone for me
like the evening star.
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I loved her dearly,
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but at a distance.
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Nevertheless, it was my
father who was the greatest
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and most powerful influence
on my early life.
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He was the second son
of the Duke of Marlborough
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and a Tory member
of the House of Commons.
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Unfortunately, if my mother had
little time for me in those days,
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I saw of and spoke to
my father even less.
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He numbered among his friends
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some of the most important
men in Parliament,
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and indeed, in all England.
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Men like Lord Salisbury,
the leader of the Tory Party,
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which was then in opposition.
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His nephew, Arthur Balfour
and Joseph Chamberlain.
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And even I knew that one day,
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when the people came to their
senses and swept the Conservatives
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back into power, it
would be these men who,
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and together with my father,
would form the government.
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No Lord Rothschild?
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Are none of your Jewish friends
to be with us today, Randolph?
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No. I didn't think it
would be fair to them.
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You know how easily
bored they are.
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Winston.
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Thank you, sir.
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Now, we enter this
in your name.
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So...
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And then you can purchase anything
you like from the school shop.
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Up to the limit of
your credit, of course.
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I'm afraid Winston doesn't quite
understand about money yet.
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We shall teach him.
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This young man will be very happy
here, Lady Randolph, I assure you.
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I'm certain he will.
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But you'll take tea,
Lady Randolph?
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Oh, I am afraid I can't.
I shall miss my train.
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Another time perhaps,
when I come again.
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You will be good, darling,
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and you will write, won't you?
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Yes, Mama.
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And so, young Churchill,
here we are.
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Come along.
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Yes, sir.
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I'm going to tell you something
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I shall want you
to remember always.
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Your school days are the most
important days of your life.
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How you get on here
will determine precisely
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how you'll get on in the world.
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Succeed here and you
will succeed as a man.
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Fail here,
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and you will be a failure
to the end of your days.
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Do you understand?
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Yes, sir. Good.
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Your father is a great man.
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Be like him in all things.
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Now, you wait here while I see
about getting you settled in.
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Have you had any Latin?
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Latin? No, sir.
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Hmm. While I am gone,
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learn this.
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This, on the right-hand page.
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When I return,
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we shall see how well
you have done.
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Mensa a table, mensa o table,
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mensam a table,
mensae of a table,
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mensae to a table,
mensa from a table...
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They are ready for you.
Come along.
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Now then, have you learnt it?
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I think I can say it, sir.
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Then please do so.
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Mensa a table. Mensa o table.
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Mensam a table.
Mensae of a table.
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Mensae to or for a table.
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Mensa by, with or from a table.
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Very good. Come along.
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Excuse me, sir, but
what does it mean?
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It means what it says,
mensa, a table.
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Mensa is a noun of
the first declension.
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There are five declensions. You have learnt
the singular of the first declension.
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Yes, sir.
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But what does it mean?
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I have told you. Mensa
in Latin means a table.
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But it means
"O table" too, sir.
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And what does "O table" mean?
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Mensa, o table,
is the vocative case.
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"O table."
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You would use that in addressing
a table, in invoking a table.
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You would use it in
speaking to a table.
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But I never do, sir.
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Churchill, in this school,
if you are impertinent,
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you will be punished, and punished,
let me tell you, very severely.
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Come along.
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"McSweeney, P. J. M. W.
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"He exhibits rather
too relaxed an attitude
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"towards the disciplines
of academic life."
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Stand forward, McSweeney.
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Mr. McSweeney,
I shall be obliged,
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if, after this assembly, you
will take your customary step
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through my study door.
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Dear Mama, I hope you are well.
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I am very happy at school.
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I do wish you could come
and visit me one day soon.
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"...he gabbles his translations
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"and is dirty with
his written work."
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Step forward, Stuart MacKenzie.
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May, A. C. W., stand forward.
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Mr. May, Mr. Belcher tells me
in this report that you suppose
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noise to be an effective
camouflage for inattention.
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You will shortly give me
your attention in the study,
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where we will explore your
capacity for making noise.
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Mr. May, you're first.
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...which is,
in my view, essential.
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Oh, come, come, it really is
time the honorable member
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stopped trying to
introduce bogus bills...
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Hear, Hear! ...ln order to prevent
action on bona fide ones.
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Mr. Speaker!
Mr. Speaker, I protest!
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Those words should
be taken down!
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Hear, Hear!
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Mr. Speaker, I agree,
I wholeheartedly agree!
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Those words
should be taken down.
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Will the gentlemen of the press
please take these words down?
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It really is time
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the honorable member stopped
trying to introduce bogus bills!
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Dear Papa,
how are you? I am well.
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Mr. Churchill.
I am very happy at school.
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I had a nice birthday. Thank you
ever so much for the present.
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I know you're ever so busy,
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but it would be ever so nice
if you could come one Sunday.
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When the next election came,
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my mother added an American
flavor to the proceedings.
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Mind your skirt, dearie.
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Good morning. Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Are we new in the
neighborhood, ma'am?
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00:26:33,888 --> 00:26:35,954
I must say, I don't
recall the pleasure.
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00:26:35,956 --> 00:26:39,524
Well, you've come to the right
place to save a bit of money.
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00:26:39,526 --> 00:26:41,058
Never hurts to do a
little shopping yourself,
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I always say, and learn your
way about, in effect, ma'am.
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00:26:45,097 --> 00:26:45,929
What can I do for you, ma'am?
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00:26:45,931 --> 00:26:47,597
Actually, I want to talk
to you about the election.
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My husband, Lord Randolph Churchill,
is standing for this constituency
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and I'm helping him
to get elected.
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00:26:58,441 --> 00:27:00,474
Oh, uh, ma'am,
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00:27:00,476 --> 00:27:04,811
in this constituency, in
effect, we vote as we please
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00:27:04,813 --> 00:27:10,216
and we don't like people coming
round asking us for our votes.
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00:27:10,818 --> 00:27:15,287
Furthermore, I never discuss
politics with women,
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even ladies, ma'am, begging
your pardon, in effect.
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00:27:20,727 --> 00:27:21,992
But I want your vote.
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00:27:21,994 --> 00:27:24,194
How am I to get it
if I don't ask for it?
294
00:27:24,196 --> 00:27:26,429
Indeed. Well, that's a point.
295
00:27:26,431 --> 00:27:30,299
Quite so. You have
a point there, ma'am.
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00:27:30,301 --> 00:27:33,468
It is a point,
but it is of no use.
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00:27:33,636 --> 00:27:35,669
I am a lifelong liberal.
298
00:27:35,671 --> 00:27:40,874
Besides, I don't hold with lordships
lolling about the House of Commons.
299
00:27:40,876 --> 00:27:43,376
No. Horses for courses, I say.
300
00:27:43,378 --> 00:27:47,213
Lords for lords, commons in
the Commons, in effect.
301
00:27:47,215 --> 00:27:51,517
But my husband doesn't
loll. He never lolls!
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00:27:51,519 --> 00:27:52,251
He works very hard.
303
00:27:52,253 --> 00:27:57,356
That's why he isn't here and I
am in his place, in effect.
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00:27:57,358 --> 00:27:59,224
Oh, and what time, may I ask,
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00:27:59,226 --> 00:28:02,293
does his lordship
arise in the morning?
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00:28:02,295 --> 00:28:03,227
Most days about 11:00.
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00:28:03,229 --> 00:28:06,997
You see, the House sits at
night, sometimes very late.
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00:28:06,999 --> 00:28:09,799
He stays in bed till 11:00?
309
00:28:09,801 --> 00:28:14,036
Well, I'm sorry, ma'am, I
could never vote for a man
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who lies abed till 11:00.
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00:28:16,407 --> 00:28:20,308
And that is the end
of it, ma'am. Good day.
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Good day.
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00:28:31,887 --> 00:28:34,020
Just a moment!
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Doesn't get out of bed
till 11:00, does he?
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00:28:42,596 --> 00:28:44,429
Well, ma'am,
looking at you now,
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00:28:44,431 --> 00:28:48,132
it's a wonder to me he
bothers to get out at all.
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00:28:48,667 --> 00:28:51,901
Good day to you, ma'am. Oh.
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00:28:59,043 --> 00:29:00,842
- Good evening.
- Welcome home, my lady.
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00:29:00,844 --> 00:29:03,077
Thank you, Evans, Betty.
My lady.
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00:29:03,079 --> 00:29:03,877
Is Lord Randolph in?
321
00:29:03,879 --> 00:29:06,312
No, my lady.
Oh. Where's Everest?
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00:29:06,314 --> 00:29:11,150
I'm here, Lady Randolph.
If I might speak to you.
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00:29:11,152 --> 00:29:13,152
Now, please.
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00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:37,975
When did this happen? Have
you called the doctor?
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00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:57,527
We shall be taking him out of
that place, won't we, m'lady?
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00:29:58,696 --> 00:30:01,797
Ladies and gentlemen,
Lord Randolph Churchill,
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Secretary of State for India.
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00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:06,201
Lord Randolph, many people
give you the major credit
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00:30:06,203 --> 00:30:08,736
for the return of the
Conservative Party to power,
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00:30:08,738 --> 00:30:12,172
yet there is a rumor that recently
you tended your resignation
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00:30:12,174 --> 00:30:14,440
to the Prime Minister,
Lord Salisbury.
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00:30:14,442 --> 00:30:17,242
I trust I am not here
to exchange gossip
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00:30:17,244 --> 00:30:17,976
or to encourage rumor.
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00:30:17,978 --> 00:30:20,211
But you will not deny
that there is friction
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00:30:20,213 --> 00:30:22,146
between yourself
and Lord Salisbury?
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00:30:22,148 --> 00:30:25,516
I refuse to discuss
that any further.
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00:30:25,618 --> 00:30:28,652
To put an end to it,
let me say that I have
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00:30:28,654 --> 00:30:32,989
never run away from a fight
when I believed it necessary.
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00:30:32,991 --> 00:30:36,792
But I am, and always will be,
loyal to the Tory Party.
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00:30:37,194 --> 00:30:38,026
Mind you,
341
00:30:38,028 --> 00:30:42,797
some of my friends in my own party
have a great lesson to learn.
342
00:30:42,799 --> 00:30:44,765
The Tory Party will
never remain in power
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00:30:44,767 --> 00:30:48,001
until it gains the
confidence of the minorities
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00:30:48,003 --> 00:30:48,835
and the working classes,
345
00:30:48,837 --> 00:30:54,106
because the working classes are quite
determined to govern themselves.
346
00:30:54,108 --> 00:30:57,442
Ah, yes, your theory
of Tory democracy.
347
00:30:57,444 --> 00:31:01,746
It is said that there are
few who take it seriously.
348
00:31:01,748 --> 00:31:02,413
Really?
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00:31:02,415 --> 00:31:03,981
Yes. After all,
as an aristocrat,
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00:31:03,983 --> 00:31:08,452
it's difficult to accept you
as an advocate of democracy.
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00:31:08,454 --> 00:31:10,220
Many people think
you use it as a device
352
00:31:10,222 --> 00:31:15,191
to make yourself Prime Minister
in Lord Salisbury's place.
353
00:31:16,394 --> 00:31:18,293
Do you?
354
00:31:18,461 --> 00:31:20,160
Not at all!
355
00:31:20,162 --> 00:31:22,495
Good. Uh, recently
you have expressed
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00:31:22,497 --> 00:31:25,664
strong views on the state
of the Irish question.
357
00:31:25,666 --> 00:31:30,635
Ah, well, the Irish question.
358
00:31:30,637 --> 00:31:34,071
That, I'm afraid,
will never be solved.
359
00:31:34,073 --> 00:31:37,441
Quite. Now, Lord Randolph,
360
00:31:37,443 --> 00:31:39,142
on a more personal note.
361
00:31:39,144 --> 00:31:41,978
You and Lady Randolph, the
former American heiress,
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00:31:41,980 --> 00:31:45,147
Jennie Jerome,
are leaders of society.
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00:31:45,149 --> 00:31:46,781
Your racehorses
are most successful,
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00:31:46,783 --> 00:31:50,918
you entertain lavishly and His Royal
Highness, the Prince of Wales,
365
00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,186
attends your
dinners frequently,
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00:31:53,188 --> 00:31:53,953
and Lady Randolph and you
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00:31:53,955 --> 00:31:58,791
are identified with all that
is new and fashionable.
368
00:31:58,793 --> 00:32:01,326
Your splendid home here
in Connaught Place
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00:32:01,328 --> 00:32:05,263
is one of the few
to have electric lighting.
370
00:32:05,698 --> 00:32:07,030
How do you find it?
371
00:32:07,032 --> 00:32:09,532
Do you prefer it to gas?
372
00:32:10,101 --> 00:32:12,701
Well, it's all rather
up-to-date, I suppose.
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00:32:12,703 --> 00:32:16,705
That thing in the cellar, I
think you call it the dynamo,
374
00:32:16,707 --> 00:32:17,972
is rather noisy.
375
00:32:17,974 --> 00:32:21,408
The lights will keep going out,
always at the wrong times.
376
00:32:21,410 --> 00:32:25,412
No, I don't think that electric
light will ever replace gas
377
00:32:25,414 --> 00:32:27,013
at least, not in
private houses.
378
00:32:27,015 --> 00:32:27,713
No, no.
379
00:32:27,715 --> 00:32:31,316
I believe, Lord Randolph,
you have a son?
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00:32:31,318 --> 00:32:34,052
What? Yes, actually, two.
381
00:32:34,054 --> 00:32:36,954
Two sons. Winston and Jack.
382
00:32:36,956 --> 00:32:40,991
No doubt they're very
proud of their father.
383
00:32:41,093 --> 00:32:42,158
Oh.
384
00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:46,561
That thought had
never occurred to me.
385
00:32:50,465 --> 00:32:54,033
I had scarcely passed
my 12th birthday
386
00:32:54,035 --> 00:32:59,271
when I entered the inhospitable
regions of examinations,
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00:32:59,273 --> 00:33:02,040
through which for
the next seven years.
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00:33:02,042 --> 00:33:03,941
I was destined to journey.
389
00:33:03,943 --> 00:33:08,312
These examinations were
a great trial to me.
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00:33:11,350 --> 00:33:15,985
I should have liked to be
asked to say what I knew.
391
00:33:15,987 --> 00:33:20,556
They always contrived
to ask what I did not know.
392
00:33:20,558 --> 00:33:23,859
This sort of treatment
had only one result.
393
00:33:23,861 --> 00:33:28,330
I did not do well
in examinations.
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00:33:38,206 --> 00:33:39,171
Begin.
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00:33:39,173 --> 00:33:41,640
This was especially true
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00:33:41,642 --> 00:33:46,144
of my entrance
examination to Harrow.
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00:33:46,980 --> 00:33:51,015
I wrote my name
at the top of the page,
398
00:33:51,017 --> 00:33:55,052
I wrote the number
of the question.
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00:33:55,421 --> 00:33:56,319
One.
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00:33:56,321 --> 00:34:01,857
And after much reflection,
I put a bracket around it.
401
00:34:01,859 --> 00:34:06,194
But thereafter, I could not think
of anything connected with it
402
00:34:06,196 --> 00:34:08,229
that was either
relevant or true.
403
00:34:08,231 --> 00:34:13,400
Incidentally, there arrived from
nowhere in particular a blot
404
00:34:13,402 --> 00:34:15,835
and several smudges.
405
00:34:15,837 --> 00:34:21,907
I gazed for two whole hours
at this sad spectacle.
406
00:34:21,909 --> 00:34:25,777
Then, merciful ushers collected
my piece of foolscap
407
00:34:25,779 --> 00:34:31,115
with all the others and carried
it up to the Headmaster's table.
408
00:34:33,018 --> 00:34:34,083
Whose is this?
409
00:34:34,085 --> 00:34:35,317
Blond-haired boy
in the second row, sir.
410
00:34:35,319 --> 00:34:36,618
It was from these
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00:34:36,620 --> 00:34:40,521
slender indications of
scholarship that Mr. Welldon,
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00:34:40,523 --> 00:34:43,223
the Headmaster,
drew the conclusion
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00:34:43,225 --> 00:34:47,060
that I was worthy to
pass into Harrow.
414
00:34:47,062 --> 00:34:49,162
It is very much to his credit.
415
00:34:49,164 --> 00:34:52,098
It showed that he was a man
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00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:54,600
capable of looking
beneath the surface.
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00:34:54,602 --> 00:34:58,937
A man not dependent
upon paper manifestations.
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00:34:58,939 --> 00:35:04,475
I have always had the
greatest regard for him.
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00:35:11,984 --> 00:35:12,949
Happy Christmas, Lord Randolph.
420
00:35:12,951 --> 00:35:15,584
Thank you. And to you, my boy.
421
00:35:15,586 --> 00:35:19,521
Well, Mr. Buckle, a visit from
me to The Times at this hour
422
00:35:19,523 --> 00:35:20,855
must be somewhat
of a surprise to you.
423
00:35:20,857 --> 00:35:26,927
Oh, The Times has learnt never to be
surprised by Lord Randolph Churchill.
424
00:35:26,929 --> 00:35:32,399
Then perhaps this
will surprise you.
425
00:35:39,374 --> 00:35:43,008
This is a letter from you
to the Prime Minister.
426
00:35:43,010 --> 00:35:45,076
That is correct.
427
00:35:52,217 --> 00:35:55,818
But it's a letter of
resignation from the Cabinet.
428
00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:58,620
That is also correct.
429
00:36:06,163 --> 00:36:08,163
Lord Randolph.
430
00:36:09,399 --> 00:36:15,403
You have taken me into your
confidence by showing me this letter.
431
00:36:15,938 --> 00:36:18,271
I ask you...
432
00:36:18,906 --> 00:36:22,140
I beg you not to send it
to Lord Salisbury.
433
00:36:22,142 --> 00:36:24,008
I already have. That's a copy.
434
00:36:24,010 --> 00:36:27,244
Then I urge you to withdraw it.
435
00:36:27,246 --> 00:36:29,512
That's not possible.
436
00:36:29,514 --> 00:36:36,952
Lord Randolph, once before you threatened
to resign and the Prime Minister retreated.
437
00:36:37,054 --> 00:36:39,988
This time he will stand firm.
438
00:36:42,592 --> 00:36:44,191
Really?
439
00:36:44,526 --> 00:36:46,592
Forgive me if I seem
to be taking a liberty,
440
00:36:46,594 --> 00:36:49,428
but for you to resign now, to leave
the government at this time,
441
00:36:49,430 --> 00:36:55,133
on this issue of the budgets for the
Army and Navy would be a tragic error.
442
00:36:55,135 --> 00:36:56,634
You must not do it.
443
00:36:56,636 --> 00:37:02,406
I have no choice. I'm pledged
to economy up to my eyes.
444
00:37:02,408 --> 00:37:03,407
I gave my word.
445
00:37:03,409 --> 00:37:07,711
How can I accept this flagrant
misuse of public money?
446
00:37:07,713 --> 00:37:11,147
May I say that public money
has been wasted before
447
00:37:11,149 --> 00:37:13,616
and the nation has survived?
448
00:37:13,818 --> 00:37:15,818
As I understand it, every
one of your colleagues
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00:37:15,820 --> 00:37:19,521
in the Cabinet is willing
to accept this bill.
450
00:37:19,789 --> 00:37:22,022
Then why do you feel it
necessary to resign?
451
00:37:22,024 --> 00:37:25,291
Because in addition to being
Leader of the House of Commons,
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00:37:25,293 --> 00:37:27,493
I'm also Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
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00:37:27,495 --> 00:37:31,597
I am responsible for
the country's money.
454
00:37:31,599 --> 00:37:35,067
Why resign? In protest?
455
00:37:35,069 --> 00:37:36,068
The country will
not be grateful.
456
00:37:36,070 --> 00:37:39,638
After all, isn't this a
matter of national defense?
457
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:42,707
Withdraw this resignation
at once, now!
458
00:37:42,709 --> 00:37:46,644
The Prime Minister
has already accepted it.
459
00:37:46,646 --> 00:37:49,480
I have his letter here.
460
00:37:51,317 --> 00:37:53,750
Mr. Buckle, I came to you,
461
00:37:53,752 --> 00:37:54,784
rather than any other editor,
462
00:37:54,786 --> 00:38:00,189
in the hope that you, of all people,
would give me your support.
463
00:38:01,659 --> 00:38:03,558
I see.
464
00:38:15,204 --> 00:38:19,839
The Times has criticized the government
when we have thought it necessary,
465
00:38:19,841 --> 00:38:24,143
but we will not lend a hand
toward bringing it down.
466
00:38:27,214 --> 00:38:28,713
Hmm.
467
00:38:31,751 --> 00:38:35,886
Will you at least publish
468
00:38:35,888 --> 00:38:39,589
both my letter and the
Prime Minister's reply?
469
00:38:39,591 --> 00:38:41,057
No.
470
00:38:41,059 --> 00:38:42,858
Both letters are
private communications
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00:38:42,860 --> 00:38:44,492
between you and Lord Salisbury.
472
00:38:44,494 --> 00:38:50,631
To publish his letter, I would have to
have the Prime Minister's permission.
473
00:38:50,633 --> 00:38:53,767
That you will never get.
474
00:38:57,773 --> 00:39:03,409
I presume I shall see the news in
tomorrow's edition of The Times?
475
00:39:03,477 --> 00:39:05,477
Yes, tomorrow.
476
00:39:08,615 --> 00:39:13,918
Randolph! Randolph!
477
00:39:21,494 --> 00:39:23,193
Randolph!
478
00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:29,065
Randolph.
479
00:39:29,067 --> 00:39:32,001
Quite a surprise for you.
480
00:39:37,875 --> 00:39:40,175
It is true? It must be.
481
00:39:40,177 --> 00:39:42,710
It's in The Times, isn't it?
482
00:39:44,747 --> 00:39:50,584
Last night you knew. You knew
then and you didn't tell me.
483
00:39:50,586 --> 00:39:52,152
When you said you were
going to the club,
484
00:39:52,154 --> 00:39:53,753
you were going to The Times.
485
00:39:53,755 --> 00:39:57,656
I saw no reason to
spoil your evening.
486
00:40:00,761 --> 00:40:03,595
But you've worked so hard.
487
00:40:03,597 --> 00:40:09,033
Yes, I'm very tired. Why
don't we take a holiday?
488
00:40:09,035 --> 00:40:14,004
We've arranged to be home at Christmas.
We have engagements.
489
00:40:15,474 --> 00:40:17,574
Mr. Moore, my lord.
490
00:40:17,576 --> 00:40:21,711
Oh, dear, yes.
Show him in, will you?
491
00:40:30,354 --> 00:40:33,388
Good morning, Lady Randolph.
Good morning, Mr. Moore.
492
00:40:33,390 --> 00:40:35,690
Lord Randolph? Yes,
it's quite true, Moore.
493
00:40:35,692 --> 00:40:39,694
Now be a good fellow, have
a cup of coffee with us.
494
00:40:39,696 --> 00:40:40,294
No, thank you, I...
495
00:40:40,296 --> 00:40:45,132
I just came to tell you that if I can
ever serve you in a private capacity,
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00:40:45,134 --> 00:40:47,134
I would be honored.
497
00:40:47,136 --> 00:40:48,902
Very kind of you.
498
00:40:48,904 --> 00:40:49,569
Do sit down.
499
00:40:49,571 --> 00:40:54,440
Thank you, no.
I really must go.
500
00:40:55,876 --> 00:40:58,910
I'll see you to the door.
501
00:41:13,393 --> 00:41:17,561
I'll see myself out,
Lady Randolph.
502
00:41:19,865 --> 00:41:24,300
In all my 20 years in Her
Majesty's government,
503
00:41:24,302 --> 00:41:28,804
I have never served a more able
or more brilliant minister.
504
00:41:28,806 --> 00:41:32,407
He has flung himself from
the top of the ladder
505
00:41:32,409 --> 00:41:35,510
and he will never
reach it again.
506
00:41:40,617 --> 00:41:43,951
Winston, hurry up.
507
00:42:14,350 --> 00:42:15,882
The devoted Mr. Moore
508
00:42:15,884 --> 00:42:22,121
had a heart attack and
died shortly thereafter.
509
00:42:22,456 --> 00:42:24,055
I can see my father now
510
00:42:24,057 --> 00:42:28,459
in a somewhat different light
than I did in those days.
511
00:42:28,461 --> 00:42:32,095
I have long since passed
the age when he died
512
00:42:32,097 --> 00:42:39,802
and I understand very clearly the
suicidal nature of his resignation.
513
00:42:39,804 --> 00:42:43,205
My mother remained, as always,
514
00:42:43,207 --> 00:42:46,908
loyal and steadfast.
515
00:42:58,353 --> 00:43:00,286
"And 'Stanley!' was the cry.
516
00:43:00,288 --> 00:43:02,655
"A light on
Marmion's visage spread,
517
00:43:02,657 --> 00:43:07,459
"and fired his glazing eye,
with dying hand above his head,
518
00:43:07,461 --> 00:43:09,093
"he shook the
fragment of his blade
519
00:43:09,095 --> 00:43:15,399
"and shouted, 'Victory! Charge, Chester, charge!
On, Stanley, on!'
520
00:43:15,401 --> 00:43:18,735
"Were the last words
of Marmion."
521
00:43:21,239 --> 00:43:24,974
"Dearest Mother and Father,
two weeks from Monday,
522
00:43:24,976 --> 00:43:27,609
"there is to be prize-giving
in the Speech Room.
523
00:43:27,611 --> 00:43:32,080
"I have memorized 600 lines from
Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome
524
00:43:32,082 --> 00:43:34,582
"and if I can get
a 1,000 lines by heart,
525
00:43:34,584 --> 00:43:37,885
"which I will do, I'm
bound to get a prize.
526
00:43:37,887 --> 00:43:40,587
"So will you please
both come down?
527
00:43:40,589 --> 00:43:41,354
"Everyone will be there
528
00:43:41,356 --> 00:43:45,291
"and it would make me so happy if you
were there to see me win a prize.
529
00:43:45,293 --> 00:43:47,459
"You have never been down
to see me at Harrow,
530
00:43:47,461 --> 00:43:50,528
"either of you, and this
would be a perfect time.
531
00:43:50,530 --> 00:43:54,331
"So, dearest Mummy and Papa,
please, please, please,
532
00:43:54,333 --> 00:44:00,170
"do, do, do come. Your loving
son, Winston S. Churchill."
533
00:44:00,172 --> 00:44:02,238
"And under that great battle,
534
00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:04,607
"The earth with blood was red,
535
00:44:04,609 --> 00:44:07,509
"And like the Pomptine
fog at morn,
536
00:44:07,511 --> 00:44:09,577
"The dust hung overheard.
537
00:44:09,579 --> 00:44:11,745
"And louder still, and louder,
538
00:44:11,747 --> 00:44:14,080
"Rose from the darkened field.
539
00:44:14,082 --> 00:44:16,582
"The braying of the war-horns.
540
00:44:16,584 --> 00:44:19,785
"The clang of sword
and shield..."
541
00:44:21,155 --> 00:44:23,255
Come in.
542
00:44:23,257 --> 00:44:25,523
Oh, Dr. Roose. Do come in.
543
00:44:25,525 --> 00:44:29,026
Thank you. He is
better, isn't he?
544
00:44:29,028 --> 00:44:32,429
Oh. Do sit down,
I shan't be a moment.
545
00:44:32,431 --> 00:44:34,097
Will you have a cup
of coffee with me?
546
00:44:34,099 --> 00:44:37,900
Lady Randolph, I should like
you to meet Dr. Buzzard,
547
00:44:37,902 --> 00:44:40,736
whom I have consulted.
548
00:44:41,205 --> 00:44:42,504
But I thought
he was getting better?
549
00:44:42,506 --> 00:44:46,708
I am sorry to have to tell you,
madam, that your husband is very ill.
550
00:44:46,710 --> 00:44:50,311
You must, I fear, prepare
yourself for the worst.
551
00:44:50,313 --> 00:44:50,878
Dr. Buzzard...
552
00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:52,846
We agreed to be frank with
Lady Randolph, did we not?
553
00:44:52,848 --> 00:44:55,982
Frank, yes, but I see no
necessity to be brutal.
554
00:44:55,984 --> 00:44:59,085
What is it? What are
you talking about?
555
00:45:00,221 --> 00:45:01,553
Lady Randolph,
556
00:45:01,555 --> 00:45:02,820
it is my sad duty to tell you
557
00:45:02,822 --> 00:45:07,958
that Lord Randolph is suffering
from an incurable disease,
558
00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:09,225
from which, at the most,
559
00:45:09,227 --> 00:45:13,262
he will die within five
or six years. Stop!
560
00:45:17,201 --> 00:45:18,466
What are you telling me?
561
00:45:18,468 --> 00:45:21,602
You are talking about a man
who is only 38 years old!
562
00:45:21,604 --> 00:45:27,574
Lady Randolph, please believe
this is extremely painful for us.
563
00:45:28,443 --> 00:45:30,309
Do sit down.
564
00:45:36,583 --> 00:45:38,883
May we?
565
00:45:43,923 --> 00:45:46,290
Lady Randolph,
I am a specialist
566
00:45:46,292 --> 00:45:52,696
and what I have to tell you is, I
am sorry to say, beyond question.
567
00:45:54,833 --> 00:45:57,333
But what is the cure?
568
00:45:57,535 --> 00:45:59,701
There is no cure.
569
00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:07,040
But what is it?
Why don't you tell me?
570
00:46:07,042 --> 00:46:12,745
Let us call it an
inflammation of the brain.
571
00:46:12,747 --> 00:46:16,381
In the years to come, although
he will seem to recover,
572
00:46:16,383 --> 00:46:20,251
although he will seem from time
to time to be perfectly normal,
573
00:46:20,253 --> 00:46:24,888
in fact, he will
deteriorate consistently.
574
00:46:24,990 --> 00:46:27,090
He will suffer paralysis
in his limbs
575
00:46:27,092 --> 00:46:31,961
and his speech will become
impaired, as will his mind.
576
00:46:31,963 --> 00:46:35,331
There will be
periods of violence.
577
00:46:38,936 --> 00:46:44,272
I'm sorry, believe me, but it
is necessary for you to know.
578
00:46:50,113 --> 00:46:52,480
Is it true?
579
00:46:53,749 --> 00:46:55,949
It can't be.
580
00:46:56,551 --> 00:46:59,318
It isn't true, is it?
581
00:46:59,653 --> 00:47:01,352
Yes.
582
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:04,120
Yes, I'm afraid it is.
583
00:47:09,492 --> 00:47:14,429
Oh, my God! Randolph.
584
00:47:20,168 --> 00:47:21,734
Does he know?
585
00:47:21,736 --> 00:47:26,405
No. And in our opinion,
he should never know.
586
00:47:28,108 --> 00:47:30,041
Lady Randolph.
587
00:47:30,043 --> 00:47:31,642
Yes?
588
00:47:34,245 --> 00:47:40,782
How recently have you had physical
relations with your husband?
589
00:47:43,753 --> 00:47:44,485
Why do you ask?
590
00:47:44,487 --> 00:47:49,122
Forgive me, but it is a
matter of some importance.
591
00:47:49,557 --> 00:47:51,356
I beg you.
592
00:47:55,260 --> 00:47:59,262
Not for a considerable period.
593
00:48:04,335 --> 00:48:07,469
If it is necessary
for you to know,
594
00:48:07,471 --> 00:48:10,672
perhaps not for...
595
00:48:12,942 --> 00:48:15,676
...a considerable time.
596
00:48:17,112 --> 00:48:20,947
Thank God. Yes, thank God.
597
00:48:21,983 --> 00:48:26,785
Neither you, nor the two boys
are in any way affected.
598
00:48:26,787 --> 00:48:30,054
But I'm afraid there must be
no further physical relations
599
00:48:30,056 --> 00:48:34,925
between you and
your husband ever again.
600
00:48:42,534 --> 00:48:45,268
- Good morning, Mother.
- Good morning, Father.
601
00:48:46,537 --> 00:48:49,004
Good morning, Winston.
602
00:49:08,657 --> 00:49:10,390
Winston!
603
00:49:10,392 --> 00:49:11,457
Go to your room and stay there
604
00:49:11,459 --> 00:49:15,928
until you learn how to behave
in a civilized manner!
605
00:49:16,463 --> 00:49:18,162
Yes, Father.
606
00:49:31,744 --> 00:49:36,213
Don't you think that was
a little excessive?
607
00:49:37,049 --> 00:49:39,783
His manners are atrocious!
608
00:49:40,051 --> 00:49:41,283
I know.
609
00:49:41,285 --> 00:49:45,587
But most boys are ugly
and tiresome at his age.
610
00:49:45,589 --> 00:49:47,789
To the best of my memory,
611
00:49:47,791 --> 00:49:49,490
I was always
fairly presentable,
612
00:49:49,492 --> 00:49:53,861
and I do not recall grunting
at table like a pig on heat.
613
00:49:55,497 --> 00:49:58,865
Randolph, we haven't seen much
of Winston this past year,
614
00:49:58,867 --> 00:50:00,433
and he does worship you.
615
00:50:00,435 --> 00:50:03,135
You were right, of course,
616
00:50:03,137 --> 00:50:05,070
but you were a bit harsh.
617
00:50:05,072 --> 00:50:06,905
Nonsense.
618
00:50:13,380 --> 00:50:16,147
You don't really
think that, do you?
619
00:50:16,782 --> 00:50:19,849
Well, if you ever
spoke to me like that,
620
00:50:19,984 --> 00:50:23,251
I'd feel as if you
didn't care about me at all.
621
00:50:28,524 --> 00:50:30,290
Of course.
622
00:50:30,292 --> 00:50:32,992
Perhaps I should
have a chat with him.
623
00:50:33,494 --> 00:50:35,694
Oh, that would be nice.
624
00:50:35,696 --> 00:50:36,795
Yes, I think I'll do it now.
625
00:50:36,797 --> 00:50:39,230
Why don't you finish
your breakfast?
626
00:50:39,232 --> 00:50:42,566
No. Now would be best.
627
00:51:00,184 --> 00:51:01,716
Father.
628
00:51:05,755 --> 00:51:06,920
I'm awfully sorry, Father.
629
00:51:06,922 --> 00:51:10,089
I'll be better.
I promise you, truly.
630
00:51:10,724 --> 00:51:12,457
I'm sure you will be.
631
00:51:12,459 --> 00:51:15,126
We won't talk about it anymore.
632
00:51:15,128 --> 00:51:17,228
Thank you, Father.
633
00:51:20,967 --> 00:51:22,633
You know, Winston,
634
00:51:22,635 --> 00:51:27,170
the world of politics can be
very difficult sometimes,
635
00:51:27,172 --> 00:51:31,274
and I have my share
of problems these days.
636
00:51:31,943 --> 00:51:33,943
Things I do are misjudged
637
00:51:33,945 --> 00:51:38,213
and things I say
are often distorted.
638
00:51:40,083 --> 00:51:44,652
Perhaps that's why
I'm so often bad-tempered.
639
00:51:44,654 --> 00:51:46,954
Oh, no, Father,
you're a great man.
640
00:51:46,956 --> 00:51:47,988
Everyone knows that.
641
00:51:47,990 --> 00:51:50,857
Everyone knows Lord Salisbury
treated you very badly,
642
00:51:50,859 --> 00:51:54,026
and you'll show him!
All of them.
643
00:51:55,396 --> 00:51:56,995
Thank you.
644
00:51:57,764 --> 00:51:59,563
Thank you, my boy.
645
00:52:00,832 --> 00:52:01,630
Anyway,
646
00:52:01,632 --> 00:52:06,601
I think older people aren't
always particularly considerate
647
00:52:06,603 --> 00:52:08,803
to younger people, to children.
648
00:52:08,805 --> 00:52:11,906
They forget what it was like
when they were children.
649
00:52:11,908 --> 00:52:13,073
And sometimes when
they're bad-tempered,
650
00:52:13,075 --> 00:52:17,444
they speak more harshly than
they think they are or mean to.
651
00:52:17,446 --> 00:52:19,412
Yes, I know, Father.
652
00:52:19,580 --> 00:52:23,481
Well, I think there have been
times when I've done that.
653
00:52:24,517 --> 00:52:26,416
Perhaps this morning.
654
00:52:26,684 --> 00:52:30,886
But I would never
wish you to feel
655
00:52:30,888 --> 00:52:34,589
that I don't care
for you very much,
656
00:52:36,059 --> 00:52:38,025
because I do.
657
00:52:38,927 --> 00:52:42,228
Thank you, Papa.
I mean, Father.
658
00:52:45,299 --> 00:52:46,131
I say, Winston,
659
00:52:46,133 --> 00:52:49,801
your collection has become
most impressive, hasn't it?
660
00:52:49,803 --> 00:52:52,970
You're rather short
of artillery, aren't you?
661
00:52:52,972 --> 00:52:54,204
Yes, Father,
662
00:52:54,206 --> 00:52:56,673
only five field guns.
663
00:52:59,210 --> 00:53:00,642
Yes, well...
664
00:53:00,644 --> 00:53:01,876
Now that's not really enough...
665
00:53:01,878 --> 00:53:04,445
It was one of
the three or four long
666
00:53:04,447 --> 00:53:10,317
intimate conversations with him
which are all I can boast.
667
00:53:10,886 --> 00:53:15,088
He spoke in the most wonderful
and captivating manner.
668
00:53:15,090 --> 00:53:17,123
And when he inspected
my troops,
669
00:53:17,125 --> 00:53:23,262
he displayed such a knowledge of military
affairs that it would have astounded me,
670
00:53:23,264 --> 00:53:28,100
had I not already been aware
of his breadth of mind.
671
00:53:28,102 --> 00:53:29,301
Winston,
672
00:53:29,303 --> 00:53:34,539
when you grow up, would you
like to go into the Army?
673
00:53:34,541 --> 00:53:36,574
Would you like me to, Father?
674
00:53:36,576 --> 00:53:39,410
No, it's what you
would like that counts.
675
00:53:39,412 --> 00:53:40,978
Well...
676
00:53:41,547 --> 00:53:43,146
I'm awfully good at history,
677
00:53:43,148 --> 00:53:47,383
especially about wars and
battles and generals and...
678
00:53:47,385 --> 00:53:51,653
Yes, Father, I'd like to,
very much. Very much.
679
00:53:51,921 --> 00:53:52,719
Good.
680
00:53:52,721 --> 00:53:55,521
We'll talk about
that again later.
681
00:53:55,523 --> 00:53:57,322
There's an army class
at Harrow, isn't there?
682
00:53:57,324 --> 00:54:01,492
I'll have a chat with
Welldon, see what he thinks.
683
00:54:01,494 --> 00:54:02,926
Yes.
684
00:54:06,765 --> 00:54:10,767
Goodbye, Winston.
Goodbye, Father.
685
00:54:15,006 --> 00:54:16,505
Woomany! Woomany!
686
00:54:16,507 --> 00:54:17,472
What is it, for heaven's sake?
687
00:54:17,474 --> 00:54:19,574
Father talked to me! He talked
to me for the longest time,
688
00:54:19,576 --> 00:54:23,244
and he was so kind!
And I'm going into the Army!
689
00:54:23,779 --> 00:54:25,311
The Army?
690
00:54:27,948 --> 00:54:28,379
The Army?
691
00:54:28,381 --> 00:54:32,383
Jennie, he's our son, but we
mustn't blind ourselves, must we?
692
00:54:32,385 --> 00:54:33,817
He's no scholar.
693
00:54:33,819 --> 00:54:36,953
Can you imagine him
qualifying for the Bar
694
00:54:36,955 --> 00:54:39,922
or cutting any kind of
figure in politics?
695
00:54:39,924 --> 00:54:43,525
So, unless you see him
in the Church...
696
00:54:43,660 --> 00:54:45,393
Now, you see, the
Army's all that's left.
697
00:54:45,395 --> 00:54:47,862
I think it's an inspiration.
698
00:54:47,864 --> 00:54:49,763
We'll have to get him
into Sandhurst.
699
00:54:49,765 --> 00:54:53,533
And that, of course, means
passing the examination.
700
00:54:56,604 --> 00:54:58,804
The Army...
701
00:55:01,041 --> 00:55:05,410
Well, that's three or four
years off, anyway, isn't it?
702
00:55:07,113 --> 00:55:09,947
Unfortunately, it took not one,
703
00:55:09,949 --> 00:55:15,052
but three examinations
to get me into Sandhurst.
704
00:55:30,769 --> 00:55:32,335
Come in.
705
00:55:38,009 --> 00:55:40,275
Did my letter come, Father?
706
00:55:40,277 --> 00:55:43,578
I've been accepted. I passed!
707
00:55:46,449 --> 00:55:48,449
You seem very pleased
with yourself, Winston.
708
00:55:48,451 --> 00:55:51,885
I'm afraid I don't share
your satisfaction.
709
00:55:52,454 --> 00:55:54,287
But I passed.
710
00:55:54,289 --> 00:55:56,689
Yes, you passed.
711
00:55:56,691 --> 00:56:00,259
There are two ways of passing
an examination, Winston,
712
00:56:00,261 --> 00:56:02,494
one that does you credit
and one that does not.
713
00:56:02,496 --> 00:56:04,429
As usual, you have
chosen the latter,
714
00:56:04,431 --> 00:56:07,899
seventh from the bottom
of the entire class.
715
00:56:09,969 --> 00:56:11,969
But I did pass.
716
00:56:11,971 --> 00:56:15,505
Yes, you passed.
717
00:56:16,541 --> 00:56:20,276
But you failed
to get into the Infantry.
718
00:56:20,344 --> 00:56:21,409
You merely scraped
into the Cavalry,
719
00:56:21,411 --> 00:56:25,546
which everybody knows is the
mark of a third-rate pass.
720
00:56:25,548 --> 00:56:32,553
Now that will cost me an extra
£200 a year to get you a horse.
721
00:56:32,555 --> 00:56:34,388
And this, after all those
months of cramming,
722
00:56:34,390 --> 00:56:37,391
and all the trouble I went to
with the Duke of Cambridge
723
00:56:37,393 --> 00:56:39,793
to get you into 60th Rifles,
724
00:56:39,795 --> 00:56:42,829
one of the finest regiments
in the British Army.
725
00:56:42,831 --> 00:56:47,400
But I only failed the
Infantry by 18 marks, Father.
726
00:56:47,602 --> 00:56:49,068
I'm sorry.
727
00:56:49,070 --> 00:56:50,602
Sorry?
728
00:56:51,004 --> 00:56:52,203
You are sorry?
729
00:56:52,205 --> 00:56:56,340
Winston, how many times have I
heard that word from you before?
730
00:56:56,342 --> 00:56:58,642
You've had every
possible advantage.
731
00:56:58,644 --> 00:57:01,411
Your mother and I have
done everything possible
732
00:57:01,413 --> 00:57:02,445
to make life easy for you.
733
00:57:02,447 --> 00:57:04,380
Remember how you
behaved at Eton?
734
00:57:04,382 --> 00:57:06,315
Eton? You mean at Harrow, Father.
Your reports
735
00:57:06,317 --> 00:57:07,916
have been nothing but
an embarrassment to me.
736
00:57:07,918 --> 00:57:11,920
"Untidy, slovenly,
bad, lazy..."
737
00:57:14,891 --> 00:57:18,025
You're my greatest
disappointment.
738
00:57:18,027 --> 00:57:22,696
You lie, you shirk, you boast!
739
00:57:27,669 --> 00:57:31,537
You care nothing for anyone
but yourself, Winston.
740
00:57:31,539 --> 00:57:37,109
Ever since you were a child,
you've been a problem to me.
741
00:57:37,111 --> 00:57:40,712
Nothing but trouble
and heartache.
742
00:57:41,481 --> 00:57:43,781
What's to become of you, boy?
743
00:57:43,783 --> 00:57:45,415
No! You're no longer
a boy, you're 20!
744
00:57:45,417 --> 00:57:48,017
You'll be 21 in November.
No, Father, I'm 19.
745
00:57:48,019 --> 00:57:52,121
Don't interrupt me,
Winston! Please!
746
00:57:56,827 --> 00:57:58,493
Winston,
747
00:57:58,495 --> 00:58:02,296
if you do not change
your ways at Sandhurst,
748
00:58:02,298 --> 00:58:06,266
if you do not face up
to your responsibilities
749
00:58:06,268 --> 00:58:06,833
like a man,
750
00:58:06,835 --> 00:58:10,570
if you don't
buckle down, Winston,
751
00:58:11,272 --> 00:58:14,406
I can accept no further
responsibility for you
752
00:58:14,408 --> 00:58:17,041
after your 21st birthday.
753
00:58:17,043 --> 00:58:19,710
If you don't change,
754
00:58:20,112 --> 00:58:23,079
you'll become just another
755
00:58:23,081 --> 00:58:26,782
public school failure,
a social wastrel
756
00:58:26,784 --> 00:58:33,255
living out a shabby and a miserable
life to the end of your days.
757
00:58:34,992 --> 00:58:38,226
Do you understand me, Winston?
758
00:58:38,795 --> 00:58:40,661
Yes, Father.
759
00:58:45,934 --> 00:58:48,701
Your Honor, sir.
760
00:58:51,839 --> 00:58:53,071
Nevertheless,
761
00:58:53,073 --> 00:58:56,307
once I became
a gentleman cadet,
762
00:58:56,309 --> 00:59:00,944
I acquired a new status
in my father's eyes.
763
00:59:00,946 --> 00:59:02,578
And when I was on leave,
764
00:59:02,580 --> 00:59:06,648
I was sometimes allowed
to go about with him.
765
00:59:07,050 --> 00:59:09,116
I dearly loved these outings.
766
00:59:09,118 --> 00:59:15,088
I had no idea that he had
less than 18 months to live.
767
00:59:17,058 --> 00:59:19,725
Lord Randolph. General.
768
00:59:19,727 --> 00:59:21,660
Good afternoon, sir.
769
00:59:22,329 --> 00:59:24,462
This your boy? Yes, Winston.
770
00:59:24,464 --> 00:59:29,700
Winston, you have the privilege
of meeting General Bindon Blood.
771
00:59:30,502 --> 00:59:32,101
How do you do, sir?
772
00:59:32,103 --> 00:59:34,536
Sandhurst, eh? Good, good.
773
00:59:34,538 --> 00:59:38,006
See you in India
one day. All right?
774
00:59:38,008 --> 00:59:38,539
I hope so, sir.
775
00:59:38,541 --> 00:59:41,041
I'd like to serve
under you some day, sir.
776
00:59:41,043 --> 00:59:42,409
I mean, in the field, sir.
777
00:59:42,411 --> 00:59:45,345
You like a bit of
gunpowder, do you?
778
00:59:45,347 --> 00:59:46,012
Good, good.
779
00:59:46,014 --> 00:59:48,547
Well, young fellow,
you do well at Sandhurst,
780
00:59:48,549 --> 00:59:52,951
and if ever there's another
war, which I doubt, worse luck,
781
00:59:52,953 --> 00:59:54,953
I'll find a place for you.
782
00:59:54,955 --> 00:59:56,721
Give you my word.
783
01:00:01,994 --> 01:00:04,461
Ambition is a good thing
in a young man, Winston,
784
01:00:04,463 --> 01:00:09,032
but one mustn't be
too pushy, you know.
785
01:00:09,534 --> 01:00:11,534
Yes, Father.
786
01:00:20,278 --> 01:00:22,745
Hello, Joe.
787
01:00:23,748 --> 01:00:24,446
Randolph.
788
01:00:24,448 --> 01:00:28,683
I was going to write to you to congratulate
you on this young man's maiden speech.
789
01:00:28,685 --> 01:00:30,084
Excellent, Austen, excellent.
790
01:00:30,086 --> 01:00:32,286
Made a fine impression
on the House.
791
01:00:32,288 --> 01:00:33,720
Thank you, sir.
792
01:00:33,722 --> 01:00:37,290
You should be
very proud of him, Joe.
793
01:00:37,292 --> 01:00:40,159
Yes, I thought it was
a reasonable effort.
794
01:00:40,161 --> 01:00:44,329
You've grown, Winston.
Be an officer soon, eh?
795
01:00:44,431 --> 01:00:47,064
I hope so, sir.
796
01:00:58,877 --> 01:01:02,111
Father, I've been thinking.
Yes?
797
01:01:02,113 --> 01:01:04,079
Well, Arthur Balfour
is Lord Salisbury's nephew.
798
01:01:04,081 --> 01:01:08,149
They're very close and he
helps Lord Salisbury a lot.
799
01:01:08,151 --> 01:01:10,451
And now that Austen
Chamberlain is an M.P.,
800
01:01:10,453 --> 01:01:12,986
he must be a great help
to his father.
801
01:01:12,988 --> 01:01:18,524
I was just wondering, I mean,
when I have some leave,
802
01:01:18,526 --> 01:01:20,492
couldn't I help your secretary?
803
01:01:20,494 --> 01:01:25,230
I mean, you were your father's
secretary for a while, and...
804
01:01:30,237 --> 01:01:33,871
They fancy Rosebery's
gelding in this race.
805
01:01:34,540 --> 01:01:36,139
He's a handsome enough fellow.
806
01:01:36,141 --> 01:01:40,176
The breeding's there but there's
something lacking in the stamina,
807
01:01:40,178 --> 01:01:43,212
you know... Character.
808
01:01:45,716 --> 01:01:49,284
No, I don't see him
winning the race.
809
01:01:54,891 --> 01:02:00,661
It was not so long ago...
810
01:02:01,797 --> 01:02:06,399
Excuse me. Excuse me. Hello... in
the terms of the calendar...
811
01:02:06,401 --> 01:02:09,068
Hello, how are you?
...honorable members may recall
812
01:02:09,070 --> 01:02:14,506
I made a previous statement.
813
01:02:15,909 --> 01:02:19,777
A previous statement
814
01:02:22,181 --> 01:02:28,952
made by me
on a previous occasion.
815
01:02:29,721 --> 01:02:33,322
Honorable members may recall.
816
01:02:40,998 --> 01:02:44,733
And so I repeat,
817
01:02:45,769 --> 01:02:48,169
if I may...
818
01:02:49,805 --> 01:02:54,374
On that... On that...
819
01:02:58,380 --> 01:03:01,447
On that occasion...
820
01:03:10,389 --> 01:03:13,456
On that occasion...
821
01:03:17,028 --> 01:03:22,264
Honorable members
may recall, I...
822
01:03:24,468 --> 01:03:28,203
Her Majesty's government...
823
01:03:32,709 --> 01:03:35,910
Her Majesty's government
824
01:03:36,846 --> 01:03:42,015
are spending huge
amounts of money
825
01:03:42,017 --> 01:03:45,818
on Army and Naval operations.
826
01:03:47,888 --> 01:03:50,521
They are doing so...
827
01:03:52,558 --> 01:03:54,457
They are...
828
01:03:54,459 --> 01:04:01,030
They are doing so without regard to
the pledges they made to the country.
829
01:04:08,139 --> 01:04:10,072
Without regard...
830
01:04:12,409 --> 01:04:18,913
They are doing so without regard to
the pledges they made to the country.
831
01:04:18,915 --> 01:04:20,114
Without regard
832
01:04:20,116 --> 01:04:25,919
to the will or voice
of Parliament.
833
01:04:47,342 --> 01:04:51,477
That's what I said.
834
01:04:57,818 --> 01:05:01,252
Must have had a reason.
835
01:05:11,197 --> 01:05:13,677
Come along, old friend.
836
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:37,887
He was only 46.
837
01:05:37,889 --> 01:05:41,657
Had he lived another
four or five years,
838
01:05:41,659 --> 01:05:44,092
he could not have done
without me.
839
01:05:44,094 --> 01:05:47,862
But all my dreams of
comradeship with him,
840
01:05:47,864 --> 01:05:50,764
of entering Parliament
at his side
841
01:05:50,766 --> 01:05:54,534
and in his support were ended.
842
01:05:59,207 --> 01:06:03,075
We buried him near Blenheim,
843
01:06:03,077 --> 01:06:08,380
where both he and I were born.
844
01:06:15,155 --> 01:06:19,290
His friend,
Lord Rosebery wrote of him.
845
01:06:19,292 --> 01:06:23,260
"He was human, eminently human,
846
01:06:23,262 --> 01:06:26,863
"full of faults,
as he himself knew,
847
01:06:26,865 --> 01:06:31,400
"but not base nor
unpardonable faults.
848
01:06:31,402 --> 01:06:36,671
"Pugnacious, outrageous,
fitful, petulant,
849
01:06:36,673 --> 01:06:41,442
"but eminently
lovable and winning."
850
01:06:41,944 --> 01:06:44,544
Not a bad epitaph at that,
851
01:06:44,546 --> 01:06:48,848
nor one I should mind
having for myself.
852
01:06:54,989 --> 01:07:00,993
Now, there remained for me
only to pursue his aims
853
01:07:00,995 --> 01:07:04,296
and vindicate his memory.
854
01:07:25,185 --> 01:07:27,418
Parade,
855
01:07:27,420 --> 01:07:30,754
present arms!
856
01:07:41,765 --> 01:07:44,966
Color parties, halt!
857
01:07:47,971 --> 01:07:52,740
Parade, shoulder arms!
858
01:07:59,481 --> 01:08:03,449
I passed out
of Sandhurst with honors,
859
01:08:03,451 --> 01:08:07,352
eighth out of 150.
860
01:08:07,354 --> 01:08:09,687
I mention this
only because it shows
861
01:08:09,689 --> 01:08:15,959
that I could learn, quickly
enough, the things that mattered.
862
01:08:42,187 --> 01:08:45,621
Victoria, by the grace of God,
863
01:08:45,623 --> 01:08:48,657
Queen, defender of the faith,
864
01:08:48,659 --> 01:08:49,224
Empress of India
865
01:08:49,226 --> 01:08:54,996
to our trusty and well beloved
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.
866
01:08:54,998 --> 01:08:57,331
Gentleman, greeting.
867
01:08:57,333 --> 01:09:00,834
We, reposing especial
trust and confidence
868
01:09:00,836 --> 01:09:04,103
in your loyalty, courage
and good conduct,
869
01:09:04,105 --> 01:09:09,375
constitute and appoint you to be
an officer in our Land Forces
870
01:09:09,377 --> 01:09:12,611
with the rank
of Second Lieutenant.
871
01:09:18,118 --> 01:09:23,488
Four months later,
I lost the one person
872
01:09:23,490 --> 01:09:26,090
who had never failed me.
873
01:09:32,098 --> 01:09:35,699
Elizabeth, Elizabeth,
874
01:09:35,701 --> 01:09:37,701
it's Winston.
875
01:09:42,674 --> 01:09:44,273
Do come in.
876
01:09:55,152 --> 01:09:56,885
Winston?
877
01:09:58,555 --> 01:10:01,188
What a good boy you are
878
01:10:01,557 --> 01:10:04,558
to come and see
your old Everest.
879
01:10:06,528 --> 01:10:09,762
Ooh! You've grown.
880
01:10:09,764 --> 01:10:11,764
It's the Army.
881
01:10:12,600 --> 01:10:15,934
Do you think they'd take me?
882
01:10:17,304 --> 01:10:20,171
I'm afraid I'm not
much good anymore.
883
01:10:20,173 --> 01:10:24,408
Oh, you'll get better,
Woomany, you'll see.
884
01:10:31,150 --> 01:10:36,219
I was thinking this afternoon
about your father.
885
01:10:37,422 --> 01:10:40,089
Do you know what he did?
886
01:10:41,459 --> 01:10:46,495
When I retired,
I gave him my savings,
887
01:10:46,697 --> 01:10:51,032
and he made a special
trip to the city
888
01:10:51,034 --> 01:10:56,570
to talk to Lord Rothschild
about investing them for me.
889
01:10:56,705 --> 01:10:59,539
Now, wasn't that kind?
890
01:10:59,707 --> 01:11:03,775
And he, with so many
cares of his own.
891
01:11:05,512 --> 01:11:08,779
Oh, they were cruel to him.
892
01:11:10,282 --> 01:11:12,015
Lord Salisbury,
893
01:11:12,017 --> 01:11:16,452
that Arthur Balfour
and Mr. Chamberlain.
894
01:11:17,087 --> 01:11:19,887
Supposed to be his friends.
895
01:11:21,123 --> 01:11:23,523
Broke his heart.
896
01:11:25,860 --> 01:11:27,526
You're wet.
897
01:11:28,161 --> 01:11:31,729
You're soaked through.
It's raining.
898
01:11:32,198 --> 01:11:32,896
You came in the rain?
899
01:11:32,898 --> 01:11:36,399
You must take that off, you'll catch cold.
No, it's all right.
900
01:11:36,401 --> 01:11:39,769
No, no, you must take that
jacket off and you must dry it.
901
01:11:39,771 --> 01:11:45,775
Please, dearie... All right,
Woomany, in just a moment.
902
01:11:50,782 --> 01:11:53,816
Your boots
aren't damp, are they?
903
01:11:54,351 --> 01:11:57,285
No. No, they're dry.
904
01:11:57,287 --> 01:11:59,720
Oh, good.
905
01:12:00,556 --> 01:12:04,190
That's what gives you
toothache, you know,
906
01:12:04,659 --> 01:12:07,326
sitting in damp boots.
907
01:12:10,397 --> 01:12:12,063
I know.
908
01:12:25,278 --> 01:12:28,912
Are you enjoying
the Cavalry, dearie?
909
01:12:29,381 --> 01:12:33,383
Very much, Woomany. Very much.
910
01:12:36,221 --> 01:12:39,522
Next! Arms up!
911
01:12:39,524 --> 01:12:41,156
List!
912
01:12:42,159 --> 01:12:45,360
Arms up! Next!
913
01:12:45,662 --> 01:12:48,829
Walk on! Outward turn.
914
01:12:48,831 --> 01:12:51,765
Both lines outward circle!
915
01:12:51,767 --> 01:12:56,369
Sit up! Look up!
Two forward! One!
916
01:12:56,437 --> 01:12:58,670
Back to the riding position!
917
01:12:58,672 --> 01:13:02,173
One, two, three, four!
918
01:13:02,175 --> 01:13:06,944
And one, and two,
and three, and four!
919
01:13:06,946 --> 01:13:09,846
Up! Down the center!
920
01:13:13,051 --> 01:13:14,817
Walk on!
921
01:13:14,885 --> 01:13:15,750
Come along, Mr. Churchill, sir.
922
01:13:15,752 --> 01:13:18,719
You'll have to do better than
that if you want to go to India.
923
01:13:18,721 --> 01:13:22,389
Mother darling, India has
nothing more to offer me.
924
01:13:22,391 --> 01:13:26,025
And now that you, unfortunately,
have lost most of our money
925
01:13:26,027 --> 01:13:28,394
in that American
stock market swindle,
926
01:13:28,396 --> 01:13:31,330
I really must go
to the Sudan with Kitchener.
927
01:13:31,332 --> 01:13:34,399
I could write another book
or sell some articles.
928
01:13:34,401 --> 01:13:39,604
So, please, please,
talk to everyone you can.
929
01:13:40,540 --> 01:13:45,910
By the way, I have met the most
beautiful girl I have ever seen.
930
01:13:45,978 --> 01:13:47,944
Her name is Pamela Plowden.
931
01:13:47,946 --> 01:13:53,082
We are going to do a tour of
Hyderabad tomorrow on an elephant.
932
01:13:53,084 --> 01:13:54,783
You have to ride
on an elephant,
933
01:13:54,785 --> 01:13:56,851
because if you walk about,
934
01:13:56,853 --> 01:13:59,653
the natives have a habit
of spitting at you
935
01:13:59,655 --> 01:14:03,123
and crowding you
into the gutter.
936
01:14:03,191 --> 01:14:07,193
Mother darling, you won't forget
about Kitchener, will you?
937
01:14:07,195 --> 01:14:12,865
Darling, as you asked, I have
written to General Kitchener
938
01:14:12,867 --> 01:14:16,401
and I should be
getting his reply soon.
939
01:14:16,603 --> 01:14:19,437
You will be pleased
to learn, I know,
940
01:14:19,439 --> 01:14:22,606
that the Prince of Wales
is reading your book.
941
01:14:22,608 --> 01:14:25,809
I cannot resist writing
you these few lines
942
01:14:25,811 --> 01:14:29,579
to congratulate you on the
success of your book.
943
01:14:30,415 --> 01:14:32,314
Everyone is reading it.
944
01:14:32,916 --> 01:14:37,885
But your dear mother tells me you are
thinking of resigning your commission,
945
01:14:37,887 --> 01:14:40,621
and standing for Parliament.
946
01:14:40,623 --> 01:14:42,155
I hope you will not do so.
947
01:14:42,157 --> 01:14:44,790
You have plenty
of time before you.
948
01:14:44,792 --> 01:14:49,327
Make your name and your
friends in the Army.
949
01:14:57,937 --> 01:15:00,337
And now, to Sir lan Hamilton,
950
01:15:00,339 --> 01:15:02,639
Lord Roberts, Lord Curzon,
951
01:15:02,641 --> 01:15:05,575
Sir Evelyn Wood, Lord Cromer,
952
01:15:05,577 --> 01:15:06,275
the Prince of Wales,
953
01:15:06,277 --> 01:15:11,413
the Prime Minister and
Lady Randolph Churchill,
954
01:15:12,149 --> 01:15:14,048
say that I insist
on the privilege
955
01:15:14,050 --> 01:15:16,683
of selecting my own officers.
956
01:15:16,685 --> 01:15:20,520
Say, as I've already said not
once but many times before,
957
01:15:20,522 --> 01:15:24,423
I have no room
for Churchill. None.
958
01:15:24,425 --> 01:15:26,458
Say that... Just arrived, sir.
959
01:15:26,460 --> 01:15:27,358
Say that time grows short
960
01:15:27,360 --> 01:15:30,394
and I have a great many more
important things to think about,
961
01:15:30,396 --> 01:15:35,098
and that the matter is closed,
finally, definitely and forever.
962
01:15:35,100 --> 01:15:38,334
And I don't want to
hear anymore about it.
963
01:15:39,003 --> 01:15:43,638
Uh... You'll dress that up, of course.
Certainly, sir.
964
01:16:04,093 --> 01:16:07,394
Lady Randolph Churchill,
965
01:16:07,396 --> 01:16:09,863
widow of
Lord Randolph Churchill,
966
01:16:09,865 --> 01:16:14,467
formerly Miss Jennie Jerome
of New York and Paris.
967
01:16:15,369 --> 01:16:19,938
You play, if I may say so, Lady
Randolph, most beautifully.
968
01:16:19,940 --> 01:16:21,039
It has been said
that you could appear
969
01:16:21,041 --> 01:16:23,708
on the professional
concert stage if you desired,
970
01:16:23,710 --> 01:16:26,744
and you've given us
ample proof of that skill.
971
01:16:26,746 --> 01:16:27,377
Thank you.
972
01:16:27,379 --> 01:16:30,179
It has also been said,
no doubt with malice,
973
01:16:30,181 --> 01:16:35,851
that you interest yourself a great
deal in your son, Winston's affairs
974
01:16:35,853 --> 01:16:37,118
and in his advancement.
975
01:16:37,120 --> 01:16:40,988
I should be a most unnatural
mother if I didn't.
976
01:16:40,990 --> 01:16:42,155
Of course.
977
01:16:42,157 --> 01:16:45,491
But there are those who find
an interesting contrast
978
01:16:45,493 --> 01:16:47,759
between your efforts
on his behalf now
979
01:16:47,761 --> 01:16:51,863
and your neglect of him
when he was a child.
980
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:55,632
Neglect?
981
01:16:55,700 --> 01:16:58,367
But that was never the case.
982
01:16:59,103 --> 01:17:01,036
That is vicious and hurtful.
983
01:17:01,038 --> 01:17:03,938
My son never lacked
a mother's love.
984
01:17:03,940 --> 01:17:06,774
Naturally, when he was a
child he went off to school,
985
01:17:06,776 --> 01:17:08,342
the very best of schools.
986
01:17:08,344 --> 01:17:10,977
At home, he had my attention
and a marvelous nanny,
987
01:17:10,979 --> 01:17:14,413
who was with us almost
from the time he was born.
988
01:17:15,182 --> 01:17:16,114
Naturally, I was,
at the same time,
989
01:17:16,116 --> 01:17:20,318
devoted to my husband's
career as any wife would be.
990
01:17:20,320 --> 01:17:21,919
I see.
991
01:17:22,354 --> 01:17:23,019
You do, on occasion,
992
01:17:23,021 --> 01:17:26,689
entertain or act as hostess
for the Prince of Wales.
993
01:17:26,691 --> 01:17:31,760
His Royal Highness finds you
charming, gracious, amusing...
994
01:17:32,729 --> 01:17:35,763
You are at liberty to think so.
995
01:17:36,532 --> 01:17:40,033
But if you are insinuating
the slightest impropriety...
996
01:17:40,035 --> 01:17:42,602
Not at all,
dear lady, not at all.
997
01:17:42,604 --> 01:17:44,337
Please be calm.
998
01:17:44,806 --> 01:17:46,839
I am perfectly calm.
999
01:17:47,007 --> 01:17:47,805
Then we can proceed.
1000
01:17:47,807 --> 01:17:50,174
You are aware, of course, that
your name has been linked
1001
01:17:50,176 --> 01:17:51,808
with another royal personage,
1002
01:17:51,810 --> 01:17:55,511
Count Charles Kinsky,
the well-known sportsman.
1003
01:17:58,849 --> 01:18:02,016
I don't know what
you mean by "linked."
1004
01:18:03,819 --> 01:18:05,485
We are friends.
1005
01:18:05,753 --> 01:18:07,719
We have been friends
for many years.
1006
01:18:07,721 --> 01:18:10,221
Yes, friends. Exactly.
1007
01:18:10,489 --> 01:18:11,087
Friends.
1008
01:18:11,089 --> 01:18:14,023
Yet at one time, there was
gossip, malicious, of course,
1009
01:18:14,025 --> 01:18:15,758
that your marriage
to Lord Randolph was,
1010
01:18:15,760 --> 01:18:17,192
shall we say, pro forma,
1011
01:18:17,194 --> 01:18:18,259
and that in the event
of a divorce,
1012
01:18:18,261 --> 01:18:20,661
you and Count Kinsky... There was
never a possibility of a divorce.
1013
01:18:20,663 --> 01:18:25,265
But you and Count Kinsky
are still friends. Yes.
1014
01:18:30,071 --> 01:18:33,206
Charles was married shortly
before my husband died.
1015
01:18:33,208 --> 01:18:37,276
Three weeks before, in his
own country, in Austria.
1016
01:18:37,378 --> 01:18:39,978
He has remained there
ever since.
1017
01:18:39,980 --> 01:18:42,447
He has great
responsibilities there.
1018
01:18:43,249 --> 01:18:44,848
One last question.
1019
01:18:44,850 --> 01:18:49,552
What precisely was the nature
of your husband's last illness?
1020
01:18:51,856 --> 01:18:53,856
It is well-known.
1021
01:18:54,291 --> 01:18:55,823
It was caused by overwork.
1022
01:18:55,825 --> 01:18:56,924
Ah, yes, but the symptoms
1023
01:18:56,926 --> 01:18:59,626
were most curious,
were they not?
1024
01:19:01,062 --> 01:19:01,794
I don't know what you mean.
1025
01:19:01,796 --> 01:19:04,797
But surely you were aware
of your husband's symptoms?
1026
01:19:04,799 --> 01:19:05,831
I think this has
gone far enough.
1027
01:19:05,833 --> 01:19:09,134
But this is of great
interest to the public.
1028
01:19:09,136 --> 01:19:10,568
Is it?
1029
01:19:10,803 --> 01:19:11,601
Why should it be?
1030
01:19:11,603 --> 01:19:14,904
Why should it be of any concern
to what you call the public?
1031
01:19:14,906 --> 01:19:16,005
The public is everyone,
1032
01:19:16,007 --> 01:19:18,807
and the public
has a right to know.
1033
01:19:19,176 --> 01:19:21,976
Why? What right?
1034
01:19:21,978 --> 01:19:24,278
I don't know anything
about such a right.
1035
01:19:24,280 --> 01:19:25,946
I only know about the right
to some decent privacy!
1036
01:19:25,948 --> 01:19:29,115
Oh, come, come, Lady Randolph,
we live in modern times.
1037
01:19:29,117 --> 01:19:33,486
Surely the word syphilis
need hold no terrors for us?
1038
01:19:39,327 --> 01:19:41,460
Are you content?
1039
01:19:43,564 --> 01:19:45,397
Have you heard?
1040
01:19:45,599 --> 01:19:47,165
We've had a death.
1041
01:19:47,167 --> 01:19:50,067
Young Chapman, 21st Lancers.
1042
01:19:50,069 --> 01:19:52,335
Really? Pity. Mmm.
1043
01:19:52,337 --> 01:19:55,504
Just when he was going
out to the Sudan, too.
1044
01:19:55,772 --> 01:19:56,804
Yes.
1045
01:19:56,806 --> 01:19:59,306
So we have a vacancy, don't we?
1046
01:19:59,308 --> 01:20:02,776
Yes. You know,
I was wondering...
1047
01:20:03,211 --> 01:20:03,776
What?
1048
01:20:03,778 --> 01:20:07,913
What about young Churchill?
Are you mad?
1049
01:20:08,081 --> 01:20:08,913
Well, why not?
1050
01:20:08,915 --> 01:20:10,781
Well, firstly,
if the General twigged,
1051
01:20:10,783 --> 01:20:13,283
he'd have our
balls for breakfast.
1052
01:20:13,285 --> 01:20:13,916
And secondly, why?
1053
01:20:13,918 --> 01:20:17,419
Surely, you don't have any use for
that little publicity hunter?
1054
01:20:17,421 --> 01:20:22,090
None at all. But his
mother's a smasher.
1055
01:20:22,092 --> 01:20:23,925
Yes, I know.
1056
01:20:24,694 --> 01:20:27,528
I say, you dog.
1057
01:20:27,530 --> 01:20:29,630
Do you know her? No.
1058
01:20:29,632 --> 01:20:31,765
But I'd give anything
to meet her.
1059
01:20:31,767 --> 01:20:33,099
Come on, what do you say, hmm?
1060
01:20:33,101 --> 01:20:36,902
There's not a chance in the
world the old boy will ever...
1061
01:24:24,864 --> 01:24:27,097
War Office
to Lieutenant Churchill.
1062
01:24:27,099 --> 01:24:32,001
You will proceed to the 21st
Lancers at your own expense.
1063
01:24:32,003 --> 01:24:36,238
In the event of injury
to yourself or your horse,
1064
01:24:36,240 --> 01:24:39,874
no charge will be made
against Army funds.
1065
01:24:39,876 --> 01:24:43,711
Sign here, please.
Three copies.
1066
01:24:44,547 --> 01:24:45,312
I say, Churchill,
1067
01:24:45,314 --> 01:24:48,715
we at the Psychical Research Society
have an interesting experiment in mind,
1068
01:24:48,717 --> 01:24:51,451
which, as a journalist,
should interest you, too.
1069
01:24:51,453 --> 01:24:54,554
If you should,
unfortunately, get killed,
1070
01:24:54,556 --> 01:24:58,024
will you try to
communicate with us?
1071
01:25:18,312 --> 01:25:21,880
Squadron, halt!
1072
01:25:36,630 --> 01:25:39,197
Uh, Chapman!
1073
01:25:40,333 --> 01:25:43,567
I say, Chapman.
Chapman, are you deaf?
1074
01:25:43,569 --> 01:25:47,370
Oh, sorry, sir.
It's Churchill, sir.
1075
01:25:47,372 --> 01:25:48,471
Oh, yes, of course, Churchill.
1076
01:25:48,473 --> 01:25:51,106
Chapman's the one who's dead.
Mmm. Sorry about that.
1077
01:25:51,108 --> 01:25:52,640
What condition's your horse in?
1078
01:25:52,642 --> 01:25:54,842
First-rate, sir. Not tired,
if that's what you mean.
1079
01:25:54,844 --> 01:25:58,812
Oh, good. Now, you're the one who
wants to see a show, aren't you?
1080
01:25:58,814 --> 01:26:00,547
Well, report up forward
to Colonel Martin,
1081
01:26:00,549 --> 01:26:02,515
he'll tell you what to do.
1082
01:26:02,517 --> 01:26:03,549
Yes, sir.
1083
01:26:03,551 --> 01:26:06,285
Thank you very much, sir.
1084
01:26:07,955 --> 01:26:10,322
Oh, and, Chapman...
I mean, Churchill,
1085
01:26:10,324 --> 01:26:14,592
my compliments to the Colonel.
Yes, of course, sir.
1086
01:26:23,603 --> 01:26:27,504
Sir, Lieutenant Chapman,
uh, Churchill.
1087
01:26:27,772 --> 01:26:28,470
Sorry, sir. Um...
1088
01:26:28,472 --> 01:26:32,207
Lieutenant Churchill reporting
from Major Finn, sir.
1089
01:26:32,209 --> 01:26:34,943
Come with me. Sir.
1090
01:26:34,945 --> 01:26:37,278
Is your horse reasonably fresh?
Yes, sir.
1091
01:26:37,280 --> 01:26:39,813
I've a message
I want you to deliver,
1092
01:26:39,815 --> 01:26:42,081
but I want you to see the
situation for yourself,
1093
01:26:42,083 --> 01:26:45,517
so that you can describe
what you've seen.
1094
01:26:45,519 --> 01:26:45,850
Sir.
1095
01:26:45,852 --> 01:26:48,686
Now, our estimate is something
approaching close on 60,000
1096
01:26:48,688 --> 01:26:51,855
and though it may not seem like it,
they're coming on pretty fast.
1097
01:26:51,857 --> 01:26:55,859
I want you to report on what I've
told you and what you've seen,
1098
01:26:55,861 --> 01:26:58,695
personally to
General Kitchener.
1099
01:26:58,697 --> 01:27:00,329
Oh, God.
1100
01:27:01,065 --> 01:27:03,265
Oh, I'm sorry.
I mean, yes, sir.
1101
01:27:03,267 --> 01:27:05,667
Are you all right, Chapman?
1102
01:27:05,669 --> 01:27:07,268
Yes, sir.
1103
01:27:15,177 --> 01:27:17,310
What do I say?
1104
01:27:17,312 --> 01:27:20,980
Lieutenant Churchill reporting
to General Kitchener?
1105
01:27:20,982 --> 01:27:23,048
He'll kill me.
1106
01:27:23,150 --> 01:27:24,983
He'll send me home.
1107
01:27:24,985 --> 01:27:28,119
He'll have me court-martialed.
1108
01:27:28,121 --> 01:27:32,089
He'll skin me alive
before the entire Army.
1109
01:27:33,459 --> 01:27:35,759
I'll be ruined.
1110
01:27:35,961 --> 01:27:38,027
Oh, my God.
1111
01:27:50,341 --> 01:27:54,209
Oh, well...
I died for my country.
1112
01:28:54,303 --> 01:28:58,872
Sir, I've come with a report
from the 21st Lancers.
1113
01:28:58,974 --> 01:29:01,074
The Dervish army is advancing
1114
01:29:01,076 --> 01:29:03,076
between yourself and
the city of Omdurman.
1115
01:29:03,078 --> 01:29:07,580
Colonel Martin estimates their
strength in the region of 60,000.
1116
01:29:07,582 --> 01:29:11,116
I saw them 40 minutes ago.
They're moving rapidly.
1117
01:29:11,118 --> 01:29:14,486
They're moving rapidly, you say?
Yes, sir.
1118
01:29:16,122 --> 01:29:18,655
How long do you think I've got?
1119
01:29:19,524 --> 01:29:21,423
I would say an hour, sir.
1120
01:29:21,425 --> 01:29:24,492
Possibly an hour and a half.
1121
01:29:33,736 --> 01:29:37,471
An hour and a half
should be about right.
1122
01:29:38,540 --> 01:29:40,039
I hope.
1123
01:30:37,629 --> 01:30:38,961
Fire!
1124
01:31:05,889 --> 01:31:09,457
- They're breaking, sir.
- They're breaking!
1125
01:31:28,710 --> 01:31:32,111
During the mopping up
operation the next day,
1126
01:31:32,113 --> 01:31:35,380
I took part in what was
destined to become
1127
01:31:35,382 --> 01:31:40,351
the last full charge ever
of British cavalry.
1128
01:31:44,823 --> 01:31:46,589
Sound the trot.
1129
01:31:54,432 --> 01:31:57,433
Sound troop to the right.
1130
01:32:11,649 --> 01:32:14,549
Sound the charge!
1131
01:32:14,551 --> 01:32:16,450
Charge!
1132
01:32:17,319 --> 01:32:20,820
Charge!
1133
01:32:32,200 --> 01:32:34,900
Charge!
1134
01:32:49,282 --> 01:32:52,650
Charge!
1135
01:33:03,093 --> 01:33:04,659
Bloody hell!
1136
01:33:43,197 --> 01:33:44,396
Mr. Winston Churchill.
1137
01:33:44,398 --> 01:33:48,833
War correspondent, author,
recently resigned from the Army,
1138
01:33:48,835 --> 01:33:53,737
and candidate for Parliament
for Oldham at the age of 23.
1139
01:33:53,739 --> 01:33:56,072
Twenty-four, actually,
in November.
1140
01:33:56,074 --> 01:33:57,306
Thank you, Mr. Churchill.
1141
01:33:57,308 --> 01:34:00,309
There is gossip that you
were detested in the Army,
1142
01:34:00,311 --> 01:34:03,178
where it is said that you
were known as a medal hunter,
1143
01:34:03,180 --> 01:34:06,481
a publicity seeker
and a social climber,
1144
01:34:06,483 --> 01:34:10,151
pushing, aggressive
and scheming.
1145
01:34:12,889 --> 01:34:13,687
Forgive me, I'm sorry.
1146
01:34:13,689 --> 01:34:15,989
I was wondering why
a certain kind of person
1147
01:34:15,991 --> 01:34:19,492
always seems to believe
the worst about me.
1148
01:34:19,494 --> 01:34:20,259
At Sandhurst, for example,
1149
01:34:20,261 --> 01:34:21,493
I was accused
of being everything
1150
01:34:21,495 --> 01:34:23,795
from a horse thief
to a homosexual,
1151
01:34:23,797 --> 01:34:25,863
and I had to sue
for libel and win
1152
01:34:25,865 --> 01:34:28,832
to prove my innocence
on both counts.
1153
01:34:28,834 --> 01:34:30,934
As to what you've just said,
1154
01:34:30,936 --> 01:34:32,035
I'm sorry to hear it.
1155
01:34:32,037 --> 01:34:34,704
I thought I had served
my country faithfully,
1156
01:34:34,706 --> 01:34:37,106
at some danger to myself. Yes.
1157
01:34:37,108 --> 01:34:40,776
Some officers have stated that your
criticism of General Kitchener,
1158
01:34:40,778 --> 01:34:44,146
in your new book, The River
War, was inexcusable.
1159
01:34:44,148 --> 01:34:46,581
Have you read the book? No.
1160
01:34:46,583 --> 01:34:48,516
Then perhaps
you should read it.
1161
01:34:48,518 --> 01:34:51,085
My statements concerning
his atrocious treatment
1162
01:34:51,087 --> 01:34:54,188
of enemy wounded
were entirely factual.
1163
01:34:54,190 --> 01:34:55,122
As to our victory,
1164
01:34:55,124 --> 01:34:56,756
although the enemy
had superior numbers,
1165
01:34:56,758 --> 01:34:59,425
they were no match
for a modern army.
1166
01:34:59,427 --> 01:35:00,292
I see.
1167
01:35:00,294 --> 01:35:02,294
Your father also had a weakness
1168
01:35:02,296 --> 01:35:05,597
for offending people,
did he not?
1169
01:35:05,800 --> 01:35:07,933
I wouldn't call it a weakness.
1170
01:35:07,935 --> 01:35:09,734
I would describe it
as his strength.
1171
01:35:09,736 --> 01:35:14,171
And I would attribute it to the
strength of his convictions.
1172
01:35:14,173 --> 01:35:16,640
My father was a brilliant man.
1173
01:35:16,642 --> 01:35:17,807
He had no time for fools.
1174
01:35:17,809 --> 01:35:20,943
Yes. Actually, you were
not very well acquainted
1175
01:35:20,945 --> 01:35:23,612
with your father, were you?
1176
01:35:23,747 --> 01:35:26,914
Not as well as I should
have liked to have been.
1177
01:35:26,916 --> 01:35:32,352
However, solitary trees,
if they grow at all,
1178
01:35:32,354 --> 01:35:33,386
grow strong.
1179
01:35:33,388 --> 01:35:36,956
Indeed. Something you've read?
1180
01:35:36,958 --> 01:35:39,258
No. Something I have written
1181
01:35:39,260 --> 01:35:41,493
in my new book, The River War.
1182
01:35:41,495 --> 01:35:42,360
You really should read it,
1183
01:35:42,362 --> 01:35:44,095
there are some
good things in it.
1184
01:35:44,097 --> 01:35:45,996
Reverting to your
father's enemies,
1185
01:35:45,998 --> 01:35:49,866
do you imagine they will
welcome you into politics?
1186
01:35:49,868 --> 01:35:52,401
I don't know what
you mean by enemies.
1187
01:35:52,403 --> 01:35:53,902
Oh, come now! Lord Salisbury,
1188
01:35:53,904 --> 01:35:55,169
who kept him out of government.
1189
01:35:55,171 --> 01:35:57,137
Mr. Balfour, who supported
Lord Salisbury,
1190
01:35:57,139 --> 01:35:59,906
Mr. Chamberlain, who destroyed
your father's last chance
1191
01:35:59,908 --> 01:36:02,275
of returning to power.
And the others.
1192
01:36:02,277 --> 01:36:04,710
They were never enemies.
1193
01:36:04,712 --> 01:36:06,278
They may have disagreed
at times,
1194
01:36:06,280 --> 01:36:08,913
but that's the nature
of politics, isn't it?
1195
01:36:08,915 --> 01:36:11,448
Lord Salisbury's been
very kind to me.
1196
01:36:11,450 --> 01:36:12,315
I dedicated my book to him.
1197
01:36:12,317 --> 01:36:15,551
Then you feel you have no cause to
fight for in your father's name?
1198
01:36:15,553 --> 01:36:19,655
No wrong to right,
no vendetta to keep alive?
1199
01:36:19,790 --> 01:36:21,623
Vendetta?
1200
01:36:21,858 --> 01:36:23,157
That's an Italian word,
isn't it?
1201
01:36:23,159 --> 01:36:26,059
Nothing like that in England,
is there? Hmm.
1202
01:36:26,061 --> 01:36:29,729
Why are you so friendly with David
Lloyd George, who is a Liberal?
1203
01:36:29,731 --> 01:36:31,630
I like people. People
who can help you?
1204
01:36:31,632 --> 01:36:34,599
A young man starting out
in life needs help.
1205
01:36:34,601 --> 01:36:35,733
But don't you think
that in these times
1206
01:36:35,735 --> 01:36:40,637
politics has little room for
wealthy and privileged young men?
1207
01:36:40,639 --> 01:36:42,472
I am not wealthy.
1208
01:36:42,474 --> 01:36:43,639
I live on what I earn,
1209
01:36:43,641 --> 01:36:45,407
and I support my mother
and my younger brother.
1210
01:36:45,409 --> 01:36:51,045
But why exactly do you wish to stand
for Parliament, Mr. Churchill?
1211
01:36:51,047 --> 01:36:52,246
To serve my country.
1212
01:36:52,248 --> 01:36:53,180
And to advance yourself?
1213
01:36:53,182 --> 01:36:55,715
Yes. Is there anything
wrong in that?
1214
01:36:55,717 --> 01:36:56,982
Is there anything right in it?
1215
01:36:56,984 --> 01:37:00,685
Who are you to aspire to the
greatest Parliament in the world?
1216
01:37:00,687 --> 01:37:06,290
What do you have to offer other
than your ego and your ambitions?
1217
01:37:06,992 --> 01:37:08,992
Only myself.
1218
01:37:09,394 --> 01:37:11,627
I believe in myself.
1219
01:37:11,629 --> 01:37:14,296
I believe in my destiny.
1220
01:37:14,298 --> 01:37:15,330
Really?
1221
01:37:15,332 --> 01:37:18,199
Have you consulted
a fortuneteller recently?
1222
01:37:18,201 --> 01:37:20,768
As a matter of fact, I have.
1223
01:37:20,770 --> 01:37:23,003
She agrees with me.
1224
01:37:23,005 --> 01:37:25,038
Is it a crime to be 24?
1225
01:37:25,040 --> 01:37:27,373
No, no, not at all.
1226
01:37:27,541 --> 01:37:29,173
What would you like me to do?
1227
01:37:29,175 --> 01:37:33,076
Play games?
Be seen but not heard?
1228
01:37:33,078 --> 01:37:37,513
Close my eyes and ears?
Be a child forever?
1229
01:37:37,815 --> 01:37:41,082
Must we always be
ruled by old men?
1230
01:37:41,084 --> 01:37:42,917
Doesn't every old man
in politics
1231
01:37:42,919 --> 01:37:46,620
betray the wonderful things he
believed in when he was young?
1232
01:37:46,622 --> 01:37:50,624
And by doing that
betray his country?
1233
01:37:50,626 --> 01:37:53,526
It think there is room
for a young man,
1234
01:37:53,528 --> 01:37:56,295
many young men in government.
1235
01:37:56,297 --> 01:37:56,995
If I could,
1236
01:37:56,997 --> 01:37:59,697
I would say this to young
men all over the world.
1237
01:37:59,699 --> 01:38:03,467
Come on, you are needed
more than ever now.
1238
01:38:03,469 --> 01:38:07,137
You must take your places
in life's fighting line.
1239
01:38:07,139 --> 01:38:11,441
Twenty to twenty-five,
those are the years.
1240
01:38:11,443 --> 01:38:14,444
Don't be content
with things as they are.
1241
01:38:14,446 --> 01:38:15,778
Yes, you will make mistakes,
1242
01:38:15,780 --> 01:38:21,116
but as long as you are generous and
true, you cannot hurt the world,
1243
01:38:21,118 --> 01:38:23,551
nor even seriously
distress her.
1244
01:38:23,553 --> 01:38:26,921
She was made to be wooed
and won by youth!
1245
01:38:26,923 --> 01:38:32,393
She has lived and thrived only
by repeated subjugations.
1246
01:38:35,965 --> 01:38:37,431
Well...
1247
01:38:37,433 --> 01:38:39,900
Something else
you have written?
1248
01:38:39,902 --> 01:38:40,667
No.
1249
01:38:40,669 --> 01:38:44,303
No, it's something I am
going to write, I think.
1250
01:38:44,305 --> 01:38:45,437
Really?
1251
01:38:45,439 --> 01:38:48,673
In your autobiography,
no doubt.
1252
01:38:48,808 --> 01:38:50,140
Yes.
1253
01:38:50,375 --> 01:38:54,977
Yes, I think I will write
an autobiography someday.
1254
01:38:55,079 --> 01:38:58,447
I think I'll have something
to write about.
1255
01:38:58,449 --> 01:38:59,815
Yes.
1256
01:38:59,917 --> 01:39:01,616
Well...
1257
01:39:02,018 --> 01:39:04,485
The Oldham Evening Chronicle.
1258
01:39:04,487 --> 01:39:07,020
Young Mr. Winston
Churchill's first attempt
1259
01:39:07,022 --> 01:39:10,023
to enter politics
has met with defeat.
1260
01:39:10,025 --> 01:39:12,692
He has left for South Africa
as a correspondent
1261
01:39:12,694 --> 01:39:16,395
to write about our war
with the Boers.
1262
01:39:23,203 --> 01:39:24,068
In South Africa,
1263
01:39:24,070 --> 01:39:29,940
I had the good luck to encounter
a Captain Aylmer Haldane,
1264
01:39:29,942 --> 01:39:31,441
whom I had met in India
1265
01:39:31,443 --> 01:39:33,910
and who had
befriended me there.
1266
01:39:33,912 --> 01:39:38,014
He invited me to go out
on a reconnaissance with him
1267
01:39:38,016 --> 01:39:40,449
in an armored train.
1268
01:39:45,489 --> 01:39:46,454
Going back?
1269
01:39:46,456 --> 01:39:50,324
This is as far as
our orders take us.
1270
01:39:51,393 --> 01:39:53,192
Seems quiet enough.
1271
01:39:53,194 --> 01:39:56,562
Let's go and have a spot
of breakfast, shall we?
1272
01:40:11,177 --> 01:40:14,711
You know, Haldane,
I've been thinking.
1273
01:40:14,713 --> 01:40:16,079
After the Malakand Field Force,
1274
01:40:16,081 --> 01:40:19,882
I went on to the Tirah
expedition, do you remember?
1275
01:40:19,884 --> 01:40:20,582
Yes.
1276
01:40:20,584 --> 01:40:23,284
Well, I never did get
my medal for that.
1277
01:40:23,286 --> 01:40:26,353
Now, if you were to write
to the War Office...
1278
01:40:26,355 --> 01:40:28,855
A medal for the Tirah?
1279
01:40:29,958 --> 01:40:32,692
Winston, don't you ever relax?
1280
01:40:32,694 --> 01:40:36,328
I can't. I'm almost 25.
1281
01:40:38,531 --> 01:40:39,930
Look out!
1282
01:40:39,932 --> 01:40:43,466
On the left!
Carry on, Sergeant!
1283
01:40:43,468 --> 01:40:45,301
Enemy left.
1284
01:41:06,623 --> 01:41:10,224
Now, lads, take aim. Take aim.
1285
01:41:36,885 --> 01:41:38,451
Brakes!
1286
01:41:50,097 --> 01:41:52,831
Come on, lads,
on your feet, on your feet!
1287
01:41:56,703 --> 01:42:00,171
Get up! Take posts.
1288
01:42:01,607 --> 01:42:05,442
Haldane! We're off the rails!
1289
01:42:06,311 --> 01:42:09,278
Shall I go up front
and see what I can do?
1290
01:42:09,280 --> 01:42:10,979
Good idea.
1291
01:42:11,247 --> 01:42:12,946
Turret right.
1292
01:42:14,149 --> 01:42:16,649
- On target.
- Shoot!
1293
01:42:42,977 --> 01:42:44,309
Hey! Where are you going?
1294
01:42:44,311 --> 01:42:48,813
I'm civilian. I don't get
paid for being shot at.
1295
01:42:48,815 --> 01:42:50,514
Come back here.
1296
01:42:50,516 --> 01:42:52,048
Come here. Let go!
1297
01:42:52,050 --> 01:42:52,581
Let go!
1298
01:42:52,583 --> 01:42:55,917
Listen, you've got more chance
of being hit if you run.
1299
01:42:55,919 --> 01:42:57,084
Now listen to me,
I'm a soldier.
1300
01:42:57,086 --> 01:43:00,921
No one ever gets shot twice on
the same day, that's a fact.
1301
01:43:00,923 --> 01:43:01,922
Now you get back in there.
1302
01:43:01,924 --> 01:43:03,523
It's the safest place there is.
1303
01:43:03,525 --> 01:43:06,492
And when this is over
you'll get a medal.
1304
01:43:06,494 --> 01:43:07,426
That's a promise.
1305
01:43:07,428 --> 01:43:10,395
Come on, I'll go with you.
1306
01:43:11,064 --> 01:43:12,997
Can this engine still run?
1307
01:43:12,999 --> 01:43:13,597
Well, it might.
1308
01:43:13,599 --> 01:43:15,432
But the track's blocked,
we can't move.
1309
01:43:15,434 --> 01:43:18,334
Unless we get uncoupled from
that truck in front of us...
1310
01:43:18,336 --> 01:43:20,502
Come on, get in.
1311
01:43:21,371 --> 01:43:23,771
And get it over on its side.
I see.
1312
01:43:23,773 --> 01:43:27,074
And there's no way of
doing that!
1313
01:43:27,643 --> 01:43:29,743
We can try.
1314
01:43:33,415 --> 01:43:36,315
Is there an officer here?
1315
01:43:36,717 --> 01:43:38,149
Yes! What is it?
1316
01:43:38,151 --> 01:43:39,717
We have to uncouple
that truck there
1317
01:43:39,719 --> 01:43:41,952
and push it over on its side.
1318
01:43:41,954 --> 01:43:43,887
Sergeant, bring a dozen men.
1319
01:43:43,889 --> 01:43:45,121
Very good, sir.
1320
01:43:45,123 --> 01:43:47,189
Who was that? A Boer?
1321
01:43:47,191 --> 01:43:49,925
Worse than that. He's crazy.
1322
01:43:54,231 --> 01:43:55,096
Come on. Give him a hand.
1323
01:43:55,098 --> 01:43:57,798
Heave it up from underneath.
Right.
1324
01:44:01,837 --> 01:44:03,970
It's moving.
1325
01:44:19,620 --> 01:44:23,154
Come on! Out you come! Outside!
1326
01:44:23,156 --> 01:44:24,422
Come on out, you men.
1327
01:44:24,424 --> 01:44:27,191
Get up! Come on,
move yourselves.
1328
01:44:27,193 --> 01:44:29,526
You men, over here.
1329
01:44:30,195 --> 01:44:32,695
Right, come on. Get your
shoulders under here.
1330
01:44:32,697 --> 01:44:36,298
Come on, men. Come on, boys.
1331
01:44:39,936 --> 01:44:42,670
Come on there, heave!
1332
01:44:43,472 --> 01:44:45,305
Come on, heave.
1333
01:44:45,307 --> 01:44:47,206
Heave!
1334
01:44:52,613 --> 01:44:55,146
Under that, come on.
1335
01:44:56,549 --> 01:44:58,282
Come on.
1336
01:45:04,089 --> 01:45:06,522
Hold it! Hold it!
1337
01:45:07,391 --> 01:45:10,258
Keep it up! Hold it up!
1338
01:45:10,793 --> 01:45:14,294
Heave! Get it over!
1339
01:45:14,296 --> 01:45:15,762
Heave!
1340
01:45:16,564 --> 01:45:18,397
Push it!
1341
01:45:21,602 --> 01:45:23,802
All right, take cover.
1342
01:45:23,804 --> 01:45:25,570
Come on.
1343
01:45:41,955 --> 01:45:43,054
Did it, by God!
1344
01:45:43,056 --> 01:45:44,889
You didn't get it
off the track.
1345
01:45:44,891 --> 01:45:48,325
You said all we had to do was get
it uncoupled and push it over.
1346
01:45:48,327 --> 01:45:50,393
Anyway, it was too heavy
to get it off the track.
1347
01:45:50,395 --> 01:45:52,361
Well, I'll have to
ram it off now.
1348
01:45:52,363 --> 01:45:54,596
Well, ram it off!
1349
01:45:54,764 --> 01:45:56,497
I don't know if
the engine will run.
1350
01:45:56,499 --> 01:45:58,465
Well, try it.
1351
01:46:01,635 --> 01:46:03,701
Good. Now go ahead.
1352
01:46:03,703 --> 01:46:05,402
Well, I'll have to
back her up first.
1353
01:46:05,404 --> 01:46:08,271
Well, bloody well
back her up, you idiot!
1354
01:46:08,273 --> 01:46:11,707
Well, you don't
have to get excited.
1355
01:46:12,676 --> 01:46:16,577
Get out of the way!
Get out of the way!
1356
01:46:37,032 --> 01:46:38,598
Right, now go ahead.
1357
01:46:38,600 --> 01:46:40,666
And you keep shoveling.
Yes, sir.
1358
01:46:40,668 --> 01:46:42,801
We could go off the rails,
you know.
1359
01:46:42,803 --> 01:46:43,735
Go on!
1360
01:46:43,737 --> 01:46:47,138
Here... Sorry. But go on!
1361
01:47:41,027 --> 01:47:42,993
Oh, Christ!
1362
01:47:57,609 --> 01:47:59,241
Haldane!
1363
01:48:00,477 --> 01:48:02,243
Haldane!
1364
01:48:03,446 --> 01:48:06,346
Move, fusilier.
Move, move, move.
1365
01:48:06,348 --> 01:48:07,513
The track up ahead's clear
1366
01:48:07,515 --> 01:48:08,814
but we can't get back to you.
1367
01:48:08,816 --> 01:48:10,715
And anyway, the
couplings are smashed.
1368
01:48:10,717 --> 01:48:12,650
Yes, I know, I know, I know.
1369
01:48:12,652 --> 01:48:15,452
Can we load the wounded
on to the engine?
1370
01:48:15,454 --> 01:48:16,286
Yes!
1371
01:48:16,288 --> 01:48:17,754
Well, that's something,
I suppose.
1372
01:48:17,756 --> 01:48:19,622
The rest of us
will have to go on foot.
1373
01:48:19,624 --> 01:48:22,257
Thanks very much, Winston,
I'll remember this.
1374
01:48:22,259 --> 01:48:24,025
So shall I.
1375
01:48:26,362 --> 01:48:27,961
Wounded! Onto...
Onto the engine.
1376
01:48:27,963 --> 01:48:31,264
The rest of us will go on
foot, using it as cover.
1377
01:48:31,266 --> 01:48:33,733
Come on, hurry! Run!
1378
01:48:34,335 --> 01:48:39,204
Wounded on the engine. Get the
wounded on to the engine.
1379
01:48:45,377 --> 01:48:48,344
Moving along, move along.
1380
01:49:06,964 --> 01:49:07,996
All right?
1381
01:49:07,998 --> 01:49:09,931
I think so.
1382
01:49:10,166 --> 01:49:12,733
All right, go ahead.
1383
01:49:13,869 --> 01:49:16,803
Go ahead. As slow as you can.
1384
01:49:36,123 --> 01:49:38,823
Slow down, Winston.
1385
01:49:41,027 --> 01:49:41,525
Slow down.
1386
01:49:41,527 --> 01:49:43,527
Slow down. You're
getting ahead of them.
1387
01:49:43,529 --> 01:49:45,996
All right, all right.
1388
01:49:53,204 --> 01:49:55,704
Winston! Slower!
1389
01:49:55,706 --> 01:49:58,573
Slow down, you damn fool.
1390
01:49:59,242 --> 01:50:02,810
For God's sake! Winston!
1391
01:50:03,112 --> 01:50:04,978
Hey, slow down. Oh, shut up!
1392
01:50:04,980 --> 01:50:06,346
Slow down, you damned idiot!
1393
01:50:06,348 --> 01:50:10,149
I can't, you silly ass!
We're on a downgrade!
1394
01:50:16,657 --> 01:50:17,555
I'll kill you.
1395
01:50:17,557 --> 01:50:20,791
I can't help it,
the brakes are gone.
1396
01:51:00,532 --> 01:51:03,833
Now what? I must go
back and get Haldane.
1397
01:51:03,835 --> 01:51:06,502
Back there? What do I do?
1398
01:51:06,504 --> 01:51:08,170
You wait.
1399
01:51:09,339 --> 01:51:10,004
You wait 10 minutes
1400
01:51:10,006 --> 01:51:14,341
and then if you don't see
us coming, you can go.
1401
01:52:10,497 --> 01:52:13,431
Pretoria, we have
captured Lord Churchill,
1402
01:52:13,433 --> 01:52:15,933
who claims to be
a war correspondent.
1403
01:52:15,935 --> 01:52:16,967
But from our intelligence
1404
01:52:16,969 --> 01:52:18,268
we know that he was responsible
1405
01:52:18,270 --> 01:52:22,672
for one part of the
armored train getting away.
1406
01:52:23,408 --> 01:52:26,175
Sir, I am
a special correspondent.
1407
01:52:26,177 --> 01:52:29,845
I was unarmed and I took no part in
the fighting when I was captured.
1408
01:52:29,847 --> 01:52:33,582
I respectfully submit that I should
be released as soon as possible.
1409
01:52:33,584 --> 01:52:39,788
On no account is he to be released
for the duration of the war.
1410
01:52:40,791 --> 01:52:43,424
I've been watching you two.
1411
01:52:43,426 --> 01:52:46,393
You're working on an escape.
1412
01:52:46,995 --> 01:52:49,161
You're out of your mind.
I'm not.
1413
01:52:49,163 --> 01:52:51,830
But I will be if you
won't take me with you.
1414
01:52:51,832 --> 01:52:54,032
Never. Be quiet, Brockie.
1415
01:52:54,100 --> 01:52:56,433
We can't use you, Winston.
1416
01:52:56,435 --> 01:52:57,867
You don't know the country.
1417
01:52:57,869 --> 01:52:58,667
You don't know the language.
1418
01:52:58,669 --> 01:53:02,604
If we got separated, you
wouldn't have a chance.
1419
01:53:02,606 --> 01:53:06,574
Anyway, you'd be the first
to be missed from here.
1420
01:53:06,576 --> 01:53:07,675
Play.
1421
01:53:07,677 --> 01:53:11,311
Haldane, I'm going mad in here.
1422
01:53:12,414 --> 01:53:14,881
And tomorrow's my birthday.
1423
01:53:14,883 --> 01:53:15,648
Congratulations.
1424
01:53:15,650 --> 01:53:18,884
Shut up, you don't understand.
1425
01:53:19,319 --> 01:53:21,118
I'll be 25.
1426
01:53:22,087 --> 01:53:27,390
I can't stay cooped up in
here for the rest of the war.
1427
01:53:29,994 --> 01:53:31,660
Please, Haldane!
1428
01:53:31,662 --> 01:53:34,262
You said you'd remember
what I did that day.
1429
01:53:34,264 --> 01:53:36,764
Do you remember now?
1430
01:53:39,201 --> 01:53:44,204
I wouldn't have been caught
if I hadn't gone back for you.
1431
01:53:48,176 --> 01:53:48,807
No.
1432
01:53:48,809 --> 01:53:51,743
Do shut up, Brockie.
1433
01:53:53,546 --> 01:53:55,612
I can't think.
1434
01:53:59,351 --> 01:54:01,284
What's for dinner tonight?
1435
01:54:01,286 --> 01:54:02,985
Any idea?
1436
01:54:08,926 --> 01:54:11,192
They're too close.
1437
01:54:15,131 --> 01:54:17,331
You're afraid.
1438
01:54:17,800 --> 01:54:20,000
See for yourself.
1439
01:54:41,189 --> 01:54:42,388
I'll go and look, too.
1440
01:54:42,390 --> 01:54:44,690
Oh, no, no...
1441
01:54:51,198 --> 01:54:52,130
It was maddening.
1442
01:54:52,132 --> 01:54:56,634
And besides, normally there was
only one guard on duty here.
1443
01:54:56,636 --> 01:55:01,205
The thought crossed my mind
that we were suspected.
1444
01:55:03,576 --> 01:55:06,443
Suddenly I felt
it was now or never,
1445
01:55:06,445 --> 01:55:10,914
and the impulse was
too overpowering to resist.
1446
01:55:38,176 --> 01:55:40,976
But how was I
to inform my comrades?
1447
01:55:40,978 --> 01:55:44,412
Then I heard a heavenly sound.
1448
01:55:48,984 --> 01:55:50,516
Psst!
1449
01:55:52,653 --> 01:55:54,319
Psst!
1450
01:55:55,288 --> 01:55:57,221
Who's there?
1451
01:55:57,223 --> 01:56:00,757
It's Churchill. Keep quiet.
1452
01:56:00,925 --> 01:56:03,725
Churchill? Where are you?
1453
01:56:03,727 --> 01:56:05,426
What are you doing out there?
1454
01:56:05,428 --> 01:56:06,026
Never mind.
1455
01:56:06,028 --> 01:56:09,729
Just go and tell Haldane
and Brockie right away.
1456
01:56:09,731 --> 01:56:13,165
Oh, I get it. Good show.
1457
01:56:24,610 --> 01:56:26,911
London, The Morning Post.
1458
01:56:26,913 --> 01:56:29,179
Our special correspondent,
Winston Churchill,
1459
01:56:29,181 --> 01:56:31,514
who distinguished himself
before his capture,
1460
01:56:31,516 --> 01:56:36,118
has, in a fashion as yet
undisclosed, escaped.
1461
01:56:53,670 --> 01:56:54,769
Johannesburg.
1462
01:56:54,771 --> 01:56:56,704
A reward of £25 is offered
1463
01:56:56,706 --> 01:57:02,910
for the capture of Winston
Churchill, dead or alive.
1464
01:57:12,655 --> 01:57:13,553
Pretoria.
1465
01:57:13,555 --> 01:57:16,522
Although Mr. Churchill's
escape was cleverly executed,
1466
01:57:16,524 --> 01:57:19,625
there is little chance of his
being able to cross the border.
1467
01:57:19,627 --> 01:57:24,896
When he is recaptured, it is
probable that he will be shot.
1468
01:58:37,868 --> 01:58:40,435
My name is Dr. Bentinck.
1469
01:58:40,537 --> 01:58:42,770
I've had an accident.
1470
01:59:00,922 --> 01:59:03,455
Now, what did you say?
1471
01:59:03,723 --> 01:59:06,256
Are you English? Never mind.
1472
01:59:06,524 --> 01:59:07,823
What do you want?
1473
01:59:07,825 --> 01:59:10,725
Well, I've had
an accident, I...
1474
01:59:10,727 --> 01:59:13,160
I fell off a train.
1475
01:59:13,162 --> 01:59:17,197
Well, the truth is,
I'm afraid I'm lost.
1476
01:59:17,399 --> 01:59:20,666
All right. Come in.
1477
01:59:49,562 --> 01:59:54,231
Now then, I think you'd better
tell me the real truth.
1478
01:59:55,434 --> 01:59:57,634
I think so, too.
1479
01:59:58,737 --> 02:00:00,803
My name is Winston Churchill,
1480
02:00:00,805 --> 02:00:03,839
a correspondent
from The Morning Post.
1481
02:00:03,841 --> 02:00:05,640
I escaped from Pretoria
last night
1482
02:00:05,642 --> 02:00:08,075
and I'm making for the border.
1483
02:00:08,077 --> 02:00:09,910
I have £75.
1484
02:00:10,712 --> 02:00:13,112
Will you help me?
1485
02:00:20,054 --> 02:00:22,554
By God, it's lucky
you came here.
1486
02:00:22,556 --> 02:00:23,755
It's the only house
for 20 miles
1487
02:00:23,757 --> 02:00:24,756
where you wouldn't
be handed in.
1488
02:00:24,758 --> 02:00:27,992
My name's Howard. I'm British.
1489
02:00:27,994 --> 02:00:29,493
I'm the manager of this mine.
1490
02:00:29,495 --> 02:00:31,728
There are three more of us
keeping the place going.
1491
02:00:31,730 --> 02:00:37,366
The Boers keep an eye on us. There
were some here this afternoon.
1492
02:00:37,368 --> 02:00:39,434
Looking for you.
1493
02:00:39,669 --> 02:00:41,602
Then perhaps I'd better go.
1494
02:00:41,604 --> 02:00:42,903
Nonsense.
1495
02:00:42,905 --> 02:00:46,806
We'll just have to
be extremely careful.
1496
02:00:47,208 --> 02:00:50,209
Have a drink, Mr. Churchill.
1497
02:00:50,444 --> 02:00:53,044
Thank you, Mr. Howard.
1498
02:00:58,384 --> 02:01:01,251
This is our engine
man, Mr. Dewsnap.
1499
02:01:01,253 --> 02:01:02,352
Stay with him for
a moment, will you,
1500
02:01:02,354 --> 02:01:05,621
while I get the food and blankets.
Are the others ready?
1501
02:01:05,623 --> 02:01:08,423
Waiting down below, sir.
1502
02:01:13,863 --> 02:01:16,129
I know who you are.
1503
02:01:16,131 --> 02:01:19,398
You're young Winston
bloody Churchill.
1504
02:01:19,400 --> 02:01:23,335
Don't worry, I'm from
Oldham, you see.
1505
02:01:23,337 --> 02:01:25,570
Me wife writes to me regular.
1506
02:01:25,572 --> 02:01:29,574
She told me how you got
beat at last election.
1507
02:01:29,576 --> 02:01:30,308
Don't worry, lad,
1508
02:01:30,310 --> 02:01:34,178
you'll get all their
votes next time.
1509
02:01:35,147 --> 02:01:38,014
Right, come on now,
watch your step here.
1510
02:01:38,016 --> 02:01:40,916
Don't trip over the tracks.
1511
02:01:42,119 --> 02:01:43,651
Round the other side.
1512
02:01:43,653 --> 02:01:44,818
I couldn't bring much food.
1513
02:01:44,820 --> 02:01:49,289
The housemaids are all Boers.
Can't take the risk.
1514
02:01:49,658 --> 02:01:51,491
Take one of these, lad.
1515
02:01:52,093 --> 02:01:54,193
Ever been down
a coalmine before?
1516
02:01:54,195 --> 02:01:57,729
I think you'll find it
an experience.
1517
02:02:01,501 --> 02:02:03,467
Not very comfortable,
I'm afraid,
1518
02:02:03,469 --> 02:02:06,870
but you mustn't move away
from here, whatever happens.
1519
02:02:06,872 --> 02:02:09,339
I'll try to bring you
some more food tomorrow.
1520
02:02:09,341 --> 02:02:10,640
You will be all right,
won't you?
1521
02:02:10,642 --> 02:02:14,343
Of course. It's very cozy.
Just like home.
1522
02:02:15,012 --> 02:02:19,714
Oh, Mr. Howard, gentlemen,
thank you very much.
1523
02:02:19,716 --> 02:02:21,482
My pleasure.
1524
02:02:46,675 --> 02:02:50,743
You've been shamefully careless
with this watch, Winston.
1525
02:02:50,745 --> 02:02:53,212
The repair bill
was very expensive.
1526
02:02:53,214 --> 02:02:55,681
If you can't take proper
care of a fine watch,
1527
02:02:55,683 --> 02:02:59,151
you don't deserve to have one.
1528
02:03:00,754 --> 02:03:03,554
Yes, Father.
1529
02:03:03,556 --> 02:03:08,825
I remained underground
for three days and nights
1530
02:03:08,827 --> 02:03:13,229
while the brave Mr. Howard
planned how to spirit me
1531
02:03:13,231 --> 02:03:17,066
across the border
to Portuguese East Africa
1532
02:03:17,068 --> 02:03:22,071
from whence I could take
ship to British territory.
1533
02:03:54,204 --> 02:03:55,803
Psst.
1534
02:03:56,739 --> 02:03:59,072
Thank you, Mr. Dewsnap.
1535
02:04:30,572 --> 02:04:35,408
Pretoria. Mr. Winston Churchill
has given himself up.
1536
02:04:35,676 --> 02:04:36,808
Johannesburg.
1537
02:04:36,810 --> 02:04:40,411
It is announced here that Winston
Churchill has been recaptured
1538
02:04:40,413 --> 02:04:42,980
dressed as a woman.
1539
02:04:46,652 --> 02:04:47,317
Pretoria.
1540
02:04:47,319 --> 02:04:49,319
Although Mr. Churchill
is still at liberty,
1541
02:04:49,321 --> 02:04:54,390
there is no doubt that he will
soon be a prisoner again.
1542
02:04:55,926 --> 02:04:57,058
Johannesburg.
1543
02:04:57,060 --> 02:05:00,361
It is reported that Mr. Churchill
has been captured,
1544
02:05:00,363 --> 02:05:03,097
disguised as a policeman.
1545
02:05:05,634 --> 02:05:07,734
Rome. So far as is known,
1546
02:05:07,736 --> 02:05:09,969
Mr. Winston Churchill
is still at liberty.
1547
02:05:09,971 --> 02:05:14,306
The entire world watches
the progress of his escape.
1548
02:05:14,308 --> 02:05:14,839
Paris.
1549
02:05:14,841 --> 02:05:17,308
There is no confirmation that
Mr. Churchill has been captured.
1550
02:05:17,310 --> 02:05:24,481
At the same time, however, no one knows his
whereabouts or if he is alive and well.
1551
02:05:24,549 --> 02:05:26,348
I was not yet aware
1552
02:05:26,350 --> 02:05:32,754
that I had leapt from a
latrine into world celebrity.
1553
02:05:33,556 --> 02:05:34,288
London.
1554
02:05:34,290 --> 02:05:38,292
Young Mr. Winston Churchill continues to
give the Boers a run for their money.
1555
02:05:38,294 --> 02:05:42,195
Everyone in Britain
is cheering him on.
1556
02:05:42,197 --> 02:05:42,895
New York.
1557
02:05:42,897 --> 02:05:45,597
Winston Churchill, who is
American on his mother's side,
1558
02:05:45,599 --> 02:05:50,468
is still free. The whole
world is praying for him.
1559
02:06:45,223 --> 02:06:46,522
I'm free.
1560
02:06:47,758 --> 02:06:49,691
I'm free.
1561
02:06:49,693 --> 02:06:55,463
I'm Winston Bloody Churchill
and I'm free!
1562
02:07:12,448 --> 02:07:15,115
Ladies and gentlemen,
1563
02:07:15,784 --> 02:07:19,652
the man who,
after his daring escape,
1564
02:07:19,654 --> 02:07:22,421
rejoined the Army
of his country,
1565
02:07:22,423 --> 02:07:26,725
distinguished himself
again and again in battle,
1566
02:07:28,929 --> 02:07:31,262
helped to free
his fellow officers
1567
02:07:31,264 --> 02:07:35,032
from the very same prison
he escaped from.
1568
02:07:35,034 --> 02:07:36,666
I give you...
1569
02:08:02,626 --> 02:08:04,325
Ladies...
1570
02:08:04,894 --> 02:08:08,662
Ladies and gentlemen of Oldham.
1571
02:08:10,198 --> 02:08:11,830
Friends...
1572
02:08:11,832 --> 02:08:16,134
I promised Mr. Daniel Dewsnap,
1573
02:08:16,136 --> 02:08:18,803
without whose wonderful help
1574
02:08:18,805 --> 02:08:21,872
I should not be here tonight,
1575
02:08:21,874 --> 02:08:25,675
that the first time
I returned to Oldham
1576
02:08:25,677 --> 02:08:28,644
I would give his love
to his wife.
1577
02:08:28,646 --> 02:08:31,847
She's here! She's right here!
1578
02:08:57,707 --> 02:09:00,174
Thus, at my second attempt,
1579
02:09:00,176 --> 02:09:04,478
the Tory electors of Oldham
sent me victorious
1580
02:09:04,480 --> 02:09:07,581
into the mother of Parliaments.
1581
02:09:36,378 --> 02:09:37,009
The Times.
1582
02:09:37,011 --> 02:09:41,279
In raising his amendment against the
government's bill on military expenditure,
1583
02:09:41,281 --> 02:09:44,382
young Mr. Winston Churchill,
in his first major speech,
1584
02:09:44,384 --> 02:09:47,952
seems bent, after one short and
promising year in the House,
1585
02:09:47,954 --> 02:09:53,590
on repeating the most disastrous
mistake of his father's career.
1586
02:09:58,696 --> 02:10:00,462
I don't understand.
1587
02:10:00,464 --> 02:10:02,597
I wish I could understand.
1588
02:10:02,599 --> 02:10:03,965
Does it really matter?
1589
02:10:03,967 --> 02:10:08,135
Yes, it does matter.
It matters very much to me.
1590
02:10:09,371 --> 02:10:12,638
I never understood your father
when he did what he did,
1591
02:10:12,640 --> 02:10:14,272
throwing his life away.
1592
02:10:14,274 --> 02:10:16,073
And now you're
doing the same thing.
1593
02:10:16,075 --> 02:10:18,108
Only this time
I know in advance.
1594
02:10:18,110 --> 02:10:22,078
You're being dramatic.
I'm not throwing my life away.
1595
02:10:22,080 --> 02:10:23,580
But you are, my darling.
1596
02:10:23,582 --> 02:10:26,683
Everything you've
worked so hard for.
1597
02:10:26,685 --> 02:10:30,186
I've had a note
from Arthur Balfour.
1598
02:10:33,391 --> 02:10:34,289
No, thank you.
1599
02:10:34,291 --> 02:10:38,793
He says the Prime Minister
is very angry with you.
1600
02:10:46,402 --> 02:10:50,837
Winston, you can't attack the three
most important men in your party,
1601
02:10:50,839 --> 02:10:54,774
in the government, and think
that they'll forgive and forget.
1602
02:10:54,776 --> 02:10:58,043
You'll be finished
after tonight.
1603
02:10:58,211 --> 02:10:59,910
We'll see.
1604
02:11:00,279 --> 02:11:00,977
Oh, Winston.
1605
02:11:00,979 --> 02:11:02,778
It isn't Pamela, is it?
Because if it is...
1606
02:11:02,780 --> 02:11:06,114
Pamela? Oh, of course not.
1607
02:11:06,382 --> 02:11:09,950
Of course, I loved Pamela.
I still do.
1608
02:11:10,419 --> 02:11:12,352
I'll never love another woman.
1609
02:11:12,354 --> 02:11:16,823
But she had every right
and reason to marry an earl.
1610
02:11:16,825 --> 02:11:20,259
A belted earl,
as you Americans say.
1611
02:11:32,640 --> 02:11:35,974
I do wish you weren't
so friendly with Lloyd George.
1612
02:11:35,976 --> 02:11:37,942
Such an odious little man.
1613
02:11:37,944 --> 02:11:42,212
He has the most annoying
way of looking at women.
1614
02:11:44,382 --> 02:11:47,049
I'm sorry, darling, I must go.
1615
02:11:47,051 --> 02:11:49,284
Sign for me, will you, please?
1616
02:11:49,286 --> 02:11:50,985
Winston...
1617
02:11:52,221 --> 02:11:54,321
For my sake...
1618
02:11:55,324 --> 02:11:59,693
I'm begging you,
don't move your amendment.
1619
02:11:59,695 --> 02:12:02,729
Don't speak tonight. Please.
1620
02:12:04,599 --> 02:12:07,633
Good evening. Good evening.
1621
02:12:09,803 --> 02:12:11,602
Are you prepared
to face the savage beasts
1622
02:12:11,604 --> 02:12:14,605
who even now are lying
in wait for you?
1623
02:12:14,607 --> 02:12:16,707
As prepared as I'll ever be.
1624
02:12:16,709 --> 02:12:18,375
Excuse me, sir.
1625
02:12:18,377 --> 02:12:20,777
Oh, I'll deal
with this, Mother.
1626
02:12:20,779 --> 02:12:23,312
I intend to escort
your son to the arena.
1627
02:12:23,314 --> 02:12:27,082
You are very kind. Winston
speaks of you often.
1628
02:12:27,084 --> 02:12:29,050
Oh, we are great
friends, I trust,
1629
02:12:29,052 --> 02:12:31,685
despite our
political differences.
1630
02:12:31,687 --> 02:12:33,386
Your presence in
the House tonight
1631
02:12:33,388 --> 02:12:35,121
makes it a special occasion.
1632
02:12:35,123 --> 02:12:38,290
I am sure it will inspire
all the speakers.
1633
02:12:38,292 --> 02:12:39,257
And are you speaking tonight?
1634
02:12:39,259 --> 02:12:42,260
No, no, I shall be listening
with great interest
1635
02:12:42,262 --> 02:12:43,494
to your son.
1636
02:12:43,496 --> 02:12:45,762
Well, now, Winston, I
said I would escort you,
1637
02:12:45,764 --> 02:12:47,864
so let us go.
1638
02:12:47,866 --> 02:12:48,965
I hope one day to escort him
1639
02:12:48,967 --> 02:12:51,734
to the other side of the floor.
1640
02:12:51,736 --> 02:12:53,001
Heaven forbid.
1641
02:13:03,712 --> 02:13:05,778
Lovely lady, your mother.
1642
02:13:05,780 --> 02:13:07,646
Has she talked you out of it?
1643
02:13:07,648 --> 02:13:08,647
No.
1644
02:13:08,649 --> 02:13:09,381
They'll have your head.
1645
02:13:09,383 --> 02:13:12,884
Lord Salisbury never
forgets, as you should know.
1646
02:13:12,886 --> 02:13:16,954
Well, there'll always be room
for you in the Liberal Party.
1647
02:13:16,956 --> 02:13:20,490
Why don't you quit the
Tories and come over to us?
1648
02:13:20,492 --> 02:13:22,024
Never.
1649
02:13:23,127 --> 02:13:24,893
Good luck.
1650
02:13:28,298 --> 02:13:30,097
Excuse me.
1651
02:13:36,972 --> 02:13:38,738
To a thorough, sweeping
1652
02:13:38,740 --> 02:13:43,242
and almost revolutionary
reconstruction of the Army.
1653
02:13:43,244 --> 02:13:47,379
We have failed to rise to
the hopes of the country.
1654
02:13:47,381 --> 02:13:48,546
Hear, Hear!
1655
02:13:48,548 --> 02:13:51,282
Is there any
competent authority
1656
02:13:51,284 --> 02:13:55,919
who really believes that the
right honorable gentleman
1657
02:13:55,921 --> 02:13:59,489
has made the best
of his opportunities?
1658
02:13:59,491 --> 02:14:01,157
Hear, hear!
1659
02:14:01,159 --> 02:14:03,425
Hear, hear! Hear, hear!
1660
02:14:07,864 --> 02:14:09,864
Mr. Churchill.
1661
02:14:19,141 --> 02:14:21,141
Mr. Speaker,
1662
02:14:21,209 --> 02:14:27,913
I stand here tonight to
plead the cause of economy.
1663
02:14:28,782 --> 02:14:31,415
It may be at some other time
1664
02:14:31,417 --> 02:14:33,383
and under other circumstances,
1665
02:14:33,385 --> 02:14:35,518
I may take a directly
opposite position
1666
02:14:35,520 --> 02:14:43,325
but tonight I speak on behalf of
military economy and retrenchment.
1667
02:14:43,327 --> 02:14:45,794
Hear, hear!
1668
02:14:46,163 --> 02:14:49,797
The Secretary of State for War
1669
02:14:49,799 --> 02:14:54,368
is asking, indeed demanding,
1670
02:14:54,670 --> 02:14:57,337
a great deal of money.
1671
02:14:57,706 --> 02:15:00,773
I do not think
he should have it.
1672
02:15:00,775 --> 02:15:02,674
Hear, hear.
1673
02:15:02,676 --> 02:15:04,308
I say it humbly,
1674
02:15:04,310 --> 02:15:07,210
but with, I hope,
becoming pride
1675
02:15:07,212 --> 02:15:11,681
no one has a better right
to this position than I have,
1676
02:15:11,683 --> 02:15:13,416
for it is a cause
I have inherited,
1677
02:15:13,418 --> 02:15:17,887
and it is a cause for which the
late Lord Randolph Churchill
1678
02:15:17,889 --> 02:15:22,625
made the greatest sacrifice of
any minister of modern times.
1679
02:15:22,627 --> 02:15:25,661
I am glad
the House has allowed me,
1680
02:15:25,663 --> 02:15:28,463
after an interval of 15 years,
1681
02:15:28,465 --> 02:15:31,566
to lift again the tattered flag
1682
02:15:31,568 --> 02:15:36,904
that I found lying
on a stricken field.
1683
02:15:38,374 --> 02:15:41,074
It is quite recent history.
1684
02:15:41,076 --> 02:15:44,010
Lord Randolph was
Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1685
02:15:44,012 --> 02:15:49,582
Lord Salisbury was Prime
Minister as he is now.
1686
02:15:49,584 --> 02:15:52,318
And on this same issue
of economy.
1687
02:15:52,320 --> 02:15:58,190
Lord Randolph Churchill
went down forever.
1688
02:16:02,596 --> 02:16:05,296
But wise words, sir,
1689
02:16:06,098 --> 02:16:08,631
stand the test of time
1690
02:16:09,066 --> 02:16:12,333
and his words were wise.
1691
02:16:12,668 --> 02:16:13,933
Hear, hear.
1692
02:16:13,935 --> 02:16:17,136
I have frequently
been surprised,
1693
02:16:17,138 --> 02:16:19,905
since I have been
in this House,
1694
02:16:19,907 --> 02:16:22,340
to hear with what composure
1695
02:16:22,342 --> 02:16:27,611
and how glibly members,
and even ministers,
1696
02:16:27,980 --> 02:16:31,915
talk of a European war.
1697
02:16:31,917 --> 02:16:37,253
I say, sir, we must
not regard modern war
1698
02:16:37,255 --> 02:16:41,156
as a kind of game in
which we may take a hand
1699
02:16:41,158 --> 02:16:43,658
and with good luck
and good management,
1700
02:16:43,660 --> 02:16:46,093
play adroitly for an evening,
1701
02:16:46,095 --> 02:16:47,027
and when we have had enough
1702
02:16:47,029 --> 02:16:49,996
come safely home
with our winnings.
1703
02:16:49,998 --> 02:16:51,864
Hear, hear.
1704
02:16:51,866 --> 02:16:53,932
Oh, no, sir.
1705
02:16:54,034 --> 02:16:57,568
It is no longer a game.
1706
02:16:58,137 --> 02:17:02,239
A European war
cannot be anything
1707
02:17:02,241 --> 02:17:06,109
but a cruel
and heartrending struggle
1708
02:17:06,111 --> 02:17:11,647
which, if we are ever to enjoy
the bitter fruits of victory,
1709
02:17:11,649 --> 02:17:15,217
must demand, perhaps for years,
1710
02:17:15,219 --> 02:17:18,253
the whole manhood
of the nation,
1711
02:17:18,255 --> 02:17:21,522
the entire suspension of
peaceful industries,
1712
02:17:21,524 --> 02:17:24,725
and the concentrating
to only one end
1713
02:17:24,727 --> 02:17:28,095
of every vital agency
in the community.
1714
02:17:28,097 --> 02:17:29,830
Hear, hear.
1715
02:17:29,832 --> 02:17:30,897
Ah, yes.
1716
02:17:30,899 --> 02:17:33,633
It may be that the
human race is doomed
1717
02:17:33,635 --> 02:17:36,802
never to learn
from its mistakes.
1718
02:17:36,804 --> 02:17:39,738
We are the only animals
on this globe
1719
02:17:39,740 --> 02:17:44,909
who periodically set out to
slaughter each other for the best,
1720
02:17:44,911 --> 02:17:49,046
the noblest and the most
inescapable of reasons.
1721
02:17:49,048 --> 02:17:52,883
We know better but we
do it again and again,
1722
02:17:52,885 --> 02:17:56,086
in generation after generation.
1723
02:17:56,088 --> 02:17:59,255
It may be that our
empire, too, is doomed,
1724
02:17:59,257 --> 02:18:01,190
like all those that
have gone before it.
1725
02:18:01,192 --> 02:18:08,163
To continue to spill and waste
its best blood on foreign soil,
1726
02:18:08,165 --> 02:18:11,599
no matter what we say
or do in this place,
1727
02:18:11,601 --> 02:18:16,837
or think or believe or
have learned from history.
1728
02:18:17,372 --> 02:18:19,138
But, thank God,
1729
02:18:19,140 --> 02:18:26,278
for us there is still
such a thing as moral force.
1730
02:18:26,280 --> 02:18:29,848
And in spite of
every calumny and lie,
1731
02:18:29,850 --> 02:18:31,382
it is known that
upon the whole,
1732
02:18:31,384 --> 02:18:35,953
and it is upon the whole that
such things must be judged,
1733
02:18:35,955 --> 02:18:43,560
British influence is a healthy
and a kindly influence.
1734
02:18:43,862 --> 02:18:46,028
And so I say, sir,
1735
02:18:46,030 --> 02:18:50,465
at this particular
moment in history,
1736
02:18:50,600 --> 02:18:53,734
we would make a fatal bargain
1737
02:18:54,136 --> 02:18:56,402
if we allow the moral force
1738
02:18:56,404 --> 02:19:00,739
which this country
has for so long exerted,
1739
02:19:00,741 --> 02:19:05,310
to become diminished
or perhaps destroyed
1740
02:19:05,312 --> 02:19:09,814
for the sake of
the costly, trumpery,
1741
02:19:09,816 --> 02:19:12,616
dangerous military playthings
1742
02:19:12,618 --> 02:19:18,188
upon which the Secretary of State
for War has set his heart.
1743
02:19:18,190 --> 02:19:21,724
Hear, hear!
1744
02:19:49,820 --> 02:19:50,618
The Times.
1745
02:19:50,620 --> 02:19:53,988
Mr. Winston Churchill's outburst
brought forth some cheers,
1746
02:19:53,990 --> 02:19:56,724
but not, it should be noted,
from his own party.
1747
02:19:56,726 --> 02:19:59,660
Congratulations!
Thank you very much.
1748
02:20:00,829 --> 02:20:03,162
The Morning Post. London.
1749
02:20:03,164 --> 02:20:05,230
Mr. Winston Churchill
last night served notice
1750
02:20:05,232 --> 02:20:08,066
that there is a young lion
loose in the House
1751
02:20:08,068 --> 02:20:10,902
and the lion has sharp claws.
1752
02:20:10,904 --> 02:20:13,304
Well, well. Hmm.
1753
02:20:13,306 --> 02:20:15,572
I deeply suspect
what you've done tonight
1754
02:20:15,574 --> 02:20:17,473
and yet I have to believe
1755
02:20:17,475 --> 02:20:21,477
you were completely
sincere and very brave.
1756
02:20:24,615 --> 02:20:25,715
You know, Churchill,
1757
02:20:25,717 --> 02:20:30,920
you're a child of your class
and you may never outgrow it.
1758
02:20:32,223 --> 02:20:35,023
But you've got something.
1759
02:21:01,817 --> 02:21:03,950
Congratulations.
1760
02:21:04,752 --> 02:21:06,084
Thank you.
1761
02:21:06,086 --> 02:21:10,054
I looked for you but,
well, I couldn't find you.
1762
02:21:10,056 --> 02:21:13,057
I thought you might be here.
1763
02:21:16,495 --> 02:21:18,261
Well...
1764
02:21:19,397 --> 02:21:22,931
Do you think I still
have a career?
1765
02:21:23,166 --> 02:21:26,867
We shall have to wait
and see, won't we?
1766
02:21:28,036 --> 02:21:29,602
Hmm.
1767
02:21:31,872 --> 02:21:34,072
How do you feel?
1768
02:21:34,374 --> 02:21:35,873
Tired.
1769
02:21:36,876 --> 02:21:39,076
Tired, but free.
1770
02:21:40,012 --> 02:21:43,113
It's odd. I feel free.
1771
02:21:45,817 --> 02:21:48,350
Oh, sorry, darling. A brandy?
1772
02:21:48,352 --> 02:21:49,851
No.
1773
02:21:52,889 --> 02:21:54,989
I don't know.
1774
02:21:57,560 --> 02:22:00,260
It's like when I escaped.
1775
02:22:00,262 --> 02:22:03,763
When I first knew
I was really free.
1776
02:22:05,399 --> 02:22:07,165
It's odd.
1777
02:22:11,738 --> 02:22:13,871
Oh, Mother...
1778
02:22:14,840 --> 02:22:17,340
I saw a girl tonight.
1779
02:22:17,342 --> 02:22:19,075
Tall, fair-haired.
1780
02:22:19,077 --> 02:22:20,543
Rather lovely, I thought.
1781
02:22:20,545 --> 02:22:23,312
Dressed in pale yellow,
I think.
1782
02:22:23,314 --> 02:22:28,250
You didn't see anyone like
that in the gallery, did you?
1783
02:22:29,186 --> 02:22:31,920
Yes. There was one young woman
1784
02:22:31,922 --> 02:22:35,590
who more or less
fits that description.
1785
02:22:35,692 --> 02:22:36,891
Oh?
1786
02:22:36,893 --> 02:22:40,694
Well, you know everyone.
You wouldn't...
1787
02:22:41,063 --> 02:22:44,964
Well, yes,
as a matter of fact, I do.
1788
02:22:45,533 --> 02:22:47,799
You must mean
Clementine Hozier.
1789
02:22:47,801 --> 02:22:50,568
Your uncle Jack Leslie almost
dropped her in the font
1790
02:22:50,570 --> 02:22:52,336
when she was christened.
1791
02:22:52,338 --> 02:22:55,572
Oh! Did he now?
1792
02:22:56,308 --> 02:22:57,774
Yes.
1793
02:23:00,445 --> 02:23:04,980
It was an end and a beginning.
1794
02:23:04,982 --> 02:23:10,218
My darling mother continued
on her headlong, headstrong,
1795
02:23:10,220 --> 02:23:14,455
but always gallant
and courageous way,
1796
02:23:14,457 --> 02:23:16,757
whilst seven years later,
1797
02:23:16,759 --> 02:23:20,293
Clementine Hozier and I
were married
1798
02:23:20,295 --> 02:23:24,163
and lived happily ever
afterwards.