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See All Cast & Crew. Anne Bancroft. Lady Jennie Churchill. Robert Shaw. Lord Randolph Churchill. Simon Ward. Winston Churchill. Young Winston is a historical drama depicting the early life of British statesman Winston Churchill. The film explores his childhood, experiences as a war correspondent in Africa, and his initial entry into politics ...
4 min read. “Young Winston” is pretty much the movie we’d expect from Winston Churchill’s own book about his early life. It is dignified, occasionally exciting, filled with lots of walk-ons so eminent British actors can play eminent British statesmen, and more or less faithful to the facts.
Young Winston is a 1972 British epic biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, My Early Life. The first part of the film covers Churchill's unhappy schooldays, up to the death of his father.
Young Winston: Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Simon Ward, Peter Cellier, Ronald Hines, Dino Shafeek. Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
- (3K)
- Biography, Drama, War
- Richard Attenborough
- 1972-07-21
Simon Ward is "Young Winston" in this 1972 film, directed by Richard Attenborough with a all-star cast including Anne Bancroft, Robert Shaw, Jack Hawkins, John Mills, Pat Heywood, Ian Holm, Patrick Magee, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Woodward, Laurence Naismith, Robert Hardy, and Colin Blakely.
Lavish rendering of Winston Churchill's early life, from his school days, through his adventures in Africa, to his first days in Parliament. It begins with Churchill as a junior officer in...
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- Biography
- PG
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Nov 25, 2019 · Review: Young Winston. Tina Film and TV, Reviews. Blu-ray: Young Winston (1972) Richard Attenborough continued his war journey after \’Oh, What a Lovely War!\’ with his 1972 Young Winston (Churchill) based on Churchill’s book My Early Life: A Roving Commission, the movie gives young Winny the Hollywood treatment and examines his early ...