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Young Winston

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1972 | 149m | English

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This 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.
Release Date: Jul 20, 1972
Director: Richard Attenborough
Writer: Carl Foreman
Genres: Action, War, Adventure, Drama
Keywords parliament, election, british politics, turn of the century, 19th century, boer war, winston churchill
Production Companies Columbia Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 06, 2026
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Simon Ward Winston Churchill
Peter Cellier Le capitaine du 35e Sikhs
Robert Shaw Lord Randolph Churchill
Anne Bancroft Lady Jennie Churchill
Jack Hawkins Mr. Welldon
Ian Holm George E. Buckle
Anthony Hopkins David Llyod George
Edward Woodward Captain Aylmer Haldane
John Mills General Kitchner
Patrick Magee General Bindon Blood
James Cosmo Officer on Train
Jane Seymour Pamela Plowden
Robert Hardy Prep School Headmaster
Laurence Naismith Lord Salisbury
Reginald Marsh Prince of Wales
Dinsdale Landen Capt. Weaver
John Woodvine Howard
Clive Morton Dr. Roose
Robert Flemyng Dr. Buzzard
Richard Leech Moore
Colin Blakely Butcher
Andrew Faulds Mounted Boer
Edward Burnham Henry Labouchere
Russell Lewis Winston (age 7)
Norman Gay Sir Charles W. Dilke (uncredited)
Ronald Hines Adjutant
Dino Shafeek Sikh Solider
Pat Haywood Mrs. Everest
William Dexter Arthur Balfour
Basil Dignam Joseph Chamberlain
John Stuart Speaker Peel
Noel Davis Interviewer
Michael Audreson Winston (aged 13)
Peter Mann Harrow Speech Room Boy
Julian Holloway Capt. Baker
Thorley Walters Major Finn
Patrick Holt Colonel Martin
Norman Bird Party Chairman
Edward Woodward Aylmer Haldane
Gerald Sim Engineer
Ron Pember Fireman
Maurice Roëves Brockie
James Cossins Barnsby
Norman Rossington Dewsnap
Pippa Steel Clementine Hozier
Robert Harris Speaker Gully
Edward Burnham Hanry Labouchere
Raymond Huntley Old Officer
Jack Armstrong Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Jack Arrow Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Richard Beal Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Alan Beaton Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Hyma Beckley Opposition MP (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Vic Chapman Clerk of the Commons (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Jeremy Child Austen Chamberlain (uncredited)
Alan Cope Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Brenda Cowling Mrs. Dewsnap (uncredited)
Arnold Diamond Officer (uncredited)
Willoughby Gray Gladstone (uncredited)
Victor Harrington House of Commons Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Alan Harris Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Nigel Hawthorne Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Kevin Hudson Jack Winston (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley Harrow school master (uncredited)
Robert Lankesheer Sympathetic MP (uncredited)
Roy Lansford Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Raymond Mason Man in Theatre Gallery (uncredited)
George Mikell Field Cornet (uncredited)
Hugh Morton Lord Randolph Churchill's Butler (uncredited)
Fred Peck Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Bob Raymond Man on Stage (uncredited)
Tony Snell Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Byron Sotiris Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Guy Standeven Harrow School Master (uncredited)
Fred Stroud Member of Parliament (uncredited)
John Tatham Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Harry Tierney Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Sanders Watney Sir Winston (uncredited)
John Wilder Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Name Job
Geoffrey Drake Production Design
Alfred Ralston Music
Cliff Richardson Special Effects
Donald M. Ashton Production Design
John Graysmark Art Direction
William Hutchinson Art Direction
Stuart Freeborn Makeup Department Head
Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
John Richardson Special Effects
Biddy Chrystal Hair Department Head
Gerry Turpin Director of Photography
Tom Buchanan Boom Operator
Miriam Brickman Casting
Ronnie Taylor Camera Operator
Ann Skinner Continuity
Maurice Binder Main Title Designer
Carl Foreman Screenplay
Kevin Connor Editor
Vic Armstrong Stunt Double
Richard Attenborough Director
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Carl Foreman Producer
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