Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Winston Churchill is enjoying a revival these days. In the past year, three movies and at least one television series has focused on his wartime leadership, including "Darkest Hour," which is up for six Oscars. In these uncertain political times, some Britons are nostalgic for Churchill's authority and vision. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports from London. FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: An afternoon showing has just let out for "Darkest Hour," which features Churchill at his best - tough, decisive, and standing up to the Nazis - leaving some moviegoers wistful when they think about the current British and American leadership. CHRISTOPHER GRAVES: They're children compared to what Churchill was. I mean, they have no idea how to run the country - no idea at all. JAMIE KELLY: He was a smarter man. He had brains in comparison to what we've got in America, I would say. JOHNATHAN TINC: Do we need a strong leader at this time? Yeah, we need
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