Directed by:
Richard AttenboroughScreenplay:
Carl ForemanCinematography:
Gerry TurpinComposer:
Alfred RalstonCast:
Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Simon Ward, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Anthony Hopkins, Patrick Magee, Edward Woodward, John Mills, Peter Cellier, Russell Lewis (more)VOD (1)
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Winston Churchills self-serving memoirs of his youthful adventures are brought to the screen by a master of the large-scale bio-pic, Richard Attenborough. The film follows Churchill through childhood, school, and succesful efforts win fame in the Sudan and the Boer War, ending with his election to Parliament at the age of 26. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Robert Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/400/164400744_82a215.jpg)
Robert Shaw
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Jaws (1975)
Battle of Britain (1969)
![Anne Bancroft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/775/163775419_2c975e.png)
Anne Bancroft
USA
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Graduate (1967)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
![Simon Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479458_cd9faa.jpg)
Simon Ward
UK
Best movies:
Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Four Musketeers (1974)
Aces High (1976)
![Jack Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099092_f90485.jpg)
Jack Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
![Ian Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267498_be829e.jpg)
Ian Holm
UK
Best movies:
![Anthony Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/297/165297927_22daa8.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Elephant Man (1980)
One Life (2023)
![Patrick Magee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/824/160824455_e89989.jpg)
Patrick Magee
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cromwell (1970)
![Edward Woodward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/935/162935739_90ff76.jpg)
![John Mills](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390322_b915e3.png)
John Mills
UK
![Peter Cellier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477694_5090ac.jpg)
Peter Cellier
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
Russell Lewis
Best movies:
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Young Winston (1972)
The Looking Glass War (1970)
![Pat Heywood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/507/161507122_1640bc.jpg)
Pat Heywood
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Young Toscanini (1988)
![Laurence Naismith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494629_a4957e.jpg)
Laurence Naismith
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Cleopatra (1963)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Robert Hardy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871820_03d947.jpg)
Robert Hardy
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
![John Stuart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271479_6cecbc.jpg)
John Stuart
UK
Best movies:
The Magic Box (1951)
Superman (1978)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
![Robert Flemyng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099475_7a5da2.jpg)
Robert Flemyng
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
![Jane Seymour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267907_435274.jpg)
Jane Seymour
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
![Thorley Walters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307322_92b3f5.jpg)
Thorley Walters
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Murder She Said (1961)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
![Patrick Holt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193868_11c218.jpg)
Patrick Holt
UK
Best movies:
Thunderball (1965)
Cromwell (1970)
The Magic Box (1951)
![Maurice Roëves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619316_12d2da.jpg)
Maurice Roëves
UK
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Damned United (2009)
North and South (1985) (series)