It's impossible to think of Winston Churchill without a cigar.
Yet the makers of a new biopic of the wartime leader have still deemed it necessary to warn film-goers that ‘the depictions of tobacco smoking are based solely on artistic consideration’.
The ludicrous health alert comes in the final credits of Darkest Hour, in which Gary Oldman has been acclaimed by critics for his performance as the former Prime Minister.
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Leading historians last night ridiculed the warning.
Professor Mary Beard said: ‘It only adds to the temptation if you ask me.’
Biographer Hugo Vickers said: ‘Perhaps they should have added a line, “Sir Winston Churchill lived to be 90.” ’ And Professor Sir Richard Evans, an expert in European history, said: ‘I don’t suppose the film will prompt many to rush out and buy cigars.’
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