Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink.

First edition of this work detailing Winston Churchill’s first 25 days as Prime Minister in May 1940, basis for the Academy Award-winning film bearing the same name. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman on the half-title page. The book was adapted into a film of the same name, produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Focus Features. At the center of the film is Gary Oldman's portrayal of Churchill, which stands as one of the most celebrated performances in recent cinema history: Oldman spent over 200 hours in prosthetic makeup and smoked over 400 cigars during filming, and his total physical and psychological immersion in the role produced what critics across the board recognized as a career-defining achievement. Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads that the film is held together by Oldman's electrifying performance, which brings Winston Churchill to life even when the movie's narrative falters, and Rolling Stone's Peter Travers wrote simply: get busy engraving Oldman's name on an Oscar. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, with Oldman winning Best Actor and Kazu Hiro, David Malinowski, and Lucy Sibbick winning Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Oldman also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for the role. In fine condition.