1974 Press Photo Actor Richard Burton holds a cigar in "The Gathering Storm"

Richard Burton as Winston Churchill. This is the role Richard Burton considers among the big challenges of his career, playing Winston Churchill in the television special, "The Gathering Storm", a scene from which is shown here. The 90-minute program, a co-production by the BBO and Hallmark, was shot in England, on the actual sites of events during the great stateman's rise to power at the start of World War II. Actor Richard Burton holds a cigar in "The Gathering Storm".

Photo is dated 1974.

Photo measures 8 x 11.5 inches.