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I can't defeat Hitler
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National Theatre Live: Nye

I can't defeat Hitler

I can't defeat Hitler

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I can't defeat Hitler...
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:11
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
biography, comedy, drama
Production
National Theatre,Neal Street Productions,Wales Millennium Centre

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Movie Summary

Confronted with death, Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
I need to convince our American friends it is in their interests to defeat Fascism, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:09
I need to convince our American friends it is in their inter...
Universal approval at home - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:09
Universal approval at home
No! But you could make me look better. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
No! But you could make me look better.
So, it falls on you to do your bit for the war effort... - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:07
So, it falls on you to do your bit for the war effort...
And the stakes couldn't be higher. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
And the stakes couldn't be higher.
You seek power, but you're afraid of it. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
You seek power, but you're afraid of it.
You demand to govern, yet insist on being ungovernable. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
You demand to govern, yet insist on being ungovernable.
You demand solidarity, but you don't vote with your own whips. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
You demand solidarity, but you don't vote with your own...
You are a born contrarian. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
You are a born contrarian.
The educated miner, the stuttering orator, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:14
The educated miner, the stuttering orator,
The thing you need to learn about power, Aneurin, is this: - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:13
The thing you need to learn about power, Aneurin, is this:
That is the privilege of power. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
That is the privilege of power.
Landslide Labour victory, Mr Bevan. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
Landslide Labour victory, Mr Bevan.
Ah, Nye. Good to see you. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
Ah, Nye. Good to see you.
Shall I put you out of your misery? - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
Shall I put you out of your misery?
I brought you here today to invite you to join the Cabinet. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
I brought you here today to invite you to join the Cabinet.
I'd like to offer you the job of Minister for Health and Housing. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:07
I'd like to offer you the job of Minister for Health an...
Why would you possibly want me in your Cabinet, Clem? - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
Why would you possibly want me in your Cabinet, Clem?
So I expend my political capital with the left of the party. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
So I expend my political capital with the left of the party.
Addison's reputation was ruined when he couldn't deliver on Health, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:08
Addison's reputation was ruined when he couldn't d...