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Young Winston is a British film of genre Drama directed by Richard Attenborough released in USA on 10 october 1972 with Simon Ward

Young Winston (1972)

Young Winston
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Released in USA 10 october 1972
Length 2h37
Genres Drama,    War,    Biography,    Action,    Adventure
Rating66% 3.345413.345413.345413.345413.34541

Young Winston is a 1972 British film based on the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

The film was based on the book My Early Life: A Roving Commission by Winston Churchill. The first part of the film covers Churchill's unhappy schooldays, up to the death of his father. The second half covers his service as a cavalry officer in India and the Sudan, during which he takes part in the cavalry charge at Omdurman, his experiences as a war correspondent in the Second Boer War, during which he is captured and escapes, and his election to Parliament at the age of 26.

Churchill was played by Simon Ward, who was relatively unknown at the time but was supported by a distinguished cast including Robert Shaw (as Lord Randolph Churchill), John Mills (as Lord Kitchener), Anthony Hopkins (as David Lloyd George) and Anne Bancroft as Churchill's mother Jennie. Other actors included Patrick Magee, Robert Hardy, Ian Holm, Edward Woodward and Jack Hawkins.

The film was written and produced by Carl Foreman and directed by Richard Attenborough. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction (Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark, William Hutchinson, Peter James) and Best Costume Design.

Synopsis

Le scenario est largement inspiré du livre de Winston Churchill, My Early Life (Mes Aventures de Jeunesse) film raconte la jeunesse du futur Premier Ministre britannique .

Actors

Simon Ward

(Winston Churchill)
Robert Shaw

(Lord Randolph Churchill)
Jack Hawkins

(Mr. Welldon)
Anne Bancroft

(Lady Jennie Churchill)
Anthony Hopkins

(David Llyod George)
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