Darkest Hour (2017) - Churchill & Roosevelt Scene (5/10) | Movieclips

Darkest Hour - Churchill & Roosevelt: Desperate for assistance in getting troops out of Dunkirk, Churchill (Gary Oldman) politely asks President Roosevelt (David Strathairn) to make good on a deal to send ships to the UK.

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FILM DESCRIPTION:
The fate of Western Europe hangs on Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II. The newly appointed British prime minister must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight on against incredible odds. During the next four weeks in 1940, Churchill cements his legacy as his courageous decisions and leadership help change the course of world history.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (2017)
Cast: Gary Oldman, David Strathairn
Screewriter: Anthony McCarten
Director: Joe Wright

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[lukaszpokoju]

Winston Churchill experiencing customer care tribulations before the ages.

[PlagueDemon]

"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing.. After they've tried everything else" - Sir Winston Churchill

[ballyt]

"In more ways than you can possibly know"
That line really hurts

[charliehowes]

Just imagine the amount of stress that Churchill faced for the few years that Britain and its empire stood alone.

[kidpeligro]

When I watched this scene the 1st time, I felt really bad for Churchill. His facial expressions and voice as if he is on the verge of tears conveyed a sense of desperation. Even though we all know Allies and Britain won the war, you still felt the general feeling of helplessness and urgency to do something.

[brynmormeredith]

The old-fashioned, long-distance telephone line was an equally engaging character in this scene. Love all those eerie, desolate whistling sounds and the tinnitus-like high notes coming and going like spectres; and the almost industrial clicks, hums and chopping noises as Churchill and Roosevelt conversed.

[freebird]

"But we payed for them, we payed for them with the money that we... that we borrowed from you."

- Every American and British economical debate since WW1.

[paulinotou]

"I guess you could push them, the damn thing has wheels" lol what a wise ass.

[cosmicwisp]

"Got me there I can't swing it, no planes"
"But we payed for them with the money that we borrowed from you."

[Brokenlikefour]

I think David really nailed the Roosevelt voice!

[skyboy]

ITS OKAY GUYS IN HEARTS OF IRONS 4 I SUPPLIED THE BRITISH WITH LOTS OF STUFF

[hdxlhs]

the calmness of Churchill while talking with Roosevelt is amazing... I would find it highly unlikely I could remain the same while asking an ally for assistance knowing my country is in dire straits.
this is just one part of an overall excellent movie!

[daredemontriple]

The most hurtful part of this scene is knowing just how well Roosevelt knew the situation and just how much he wanted to help. But he had to play the political game, the American people did not want to go to war and what was happening in Europe was none of their concern. For years Roosevelt deliberately 'misread that particular treaty' and 'forgot about that specific ruling' and such to put as much support through to the UK as he could. Constantly finding loopholes and bending the rules to give aid whee possible. Until finally, with Pearl Harbour, he had a silver bullet. Now nothing could stand in his way and at last he could throw the 'power and might' as Churchill put it, of the new world behind the rest of the allies!

[LittleB]

I think it was not so much the speeches and yelling scenes as the quiet ones like this that won Oldman the Oscar. Here he expresses all sorts of subtle emotions for two and a half minutes in one uninterrupted closeup shot. It's even more impressive when you consider the heavy prosthetics he had to act through. Just amazing

[fearferocity]

"But we payed for them with the money that we borrowed from you."

lol....

[superwhiterice]

Went to London a couple years ago, and walking through the actual bunker and getting to see the exact room and telephone this conversation was taken on, had me awestruck.

[randomamerican]

Roosevelt always wanted to help the British but congress wouldn’t allow him to provide any military aid. Pearl Harbor was just what Roosevelt needed to get Congress to allow him to help the British

[edvinparmeza]

F.D.R: "It must be late there"
W. Ch: "In more ways that you could possibly know"
That's eerily deep

[pwgearedturbofan]

I really loved this scene. It added to the dire nature of the situation and illustrated Churchill's isolation, fear, and helplessness. Even your ally and friend can't/won't help you out in a catastrophically dangerous situation.

[jacobeyres]

As the saying goes: The war was won by American Steel, Soviet Blood and British Intelligence