- Young Winston
Infobox_Film
name = Young Winston
director =Richard Attenborough
writer =Carl Foreman
starring =Simon Ward
Robert ShawAnne Bancroft Anthony Hopkins John Mills
producer =Carl Foreman
cinematography =Gerry Turpin
music =Alfred Ralston
editing =Kevin Connor
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released = July, 1972
runtime = 157 m (US 124 m)
country = UK
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0069528"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 "" 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 atOmdurman , his experiences as awar correspondent in theSecond 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 (asLord Randolph Churchill ),John Mills (as Lord Kitchener),Anthony Hopkins (asDavid Lloyd George ) andAnne Bancroft as Churchill's mother Jennie. Other actors included Patrick Magee,Robert Hardy ,Ian Holm ,Edward Woodward andJack Hawkins .The film was written and produced by
Carl Foreman and directed byRichard Attenborough . It was nominated forAcademy Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.External links
*imdb title | id=0069528| title=Young Winston
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