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Young Winston
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Young Winston is a 1972 biographical drama film directed by Richard Attenborough. The screenplay was written by Carl Foreman and Winston Churchill, with Foreman also serving as producer. The cast includes Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, and Anthony Hopkins. The narrative is set in South Africa, India, and England, featuring characters such as Lord Randolph Churchill, Jeanette Jerome, and David Lloyd George.
Produced by Columbia Pictures, the film was released in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and has a runtime of 149 minutes according to some sources, while others list 124 minutes. The original language is English. The film received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. It has a box office total of 2,150,000 and holds review scores of 5.8 out of 10 and 50 percent.
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6.2This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
Cast
- Simon Ward as Winston Churchill
- Peter Cellier as Le capitaine du 35e Sikhs
- Robert Shaw as Lord Randolph Churchill
- Anne Bancroft as Lady Jennie Churchill
- Jack Hawkins as Mr. Welldon
- Ian Holm as George E. Buckle
Themes
- parliament
- election
- british politics
- turn of the century
- 19th century
- boer war
- winston churchill
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Screenwriter
- Winston Churchill
- Cast member
- Jeremy Child
- Producer
- Carl Foreman
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Gerry Turpin
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 153
- FilmAffinity ID
- 167011
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- publication date
- 1973-12-10
- title
- Young Winston
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- film editor
- Kevin Connor
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- box office
- 2150000
- review score
- 50%
- characters
- Clementine Churchill
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